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Mercy Streets
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28 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: The story of estranged twin brothers, John (White), a con man, and Jeremiah (White), a preacher, who are forced to switch lives. Out of a simple switch emerges repressed feelings of guilt and hate that leaves their lives and the people they love changed forever. (Signal Hill Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    Director/co-writer/co-producer Jon Gunn's Christian agenda is evident without being intolerably sanctimonious, and he's a competent filmmaker who shows sign of having a little style.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    40
    The filmmakers cannot sustain enough momentum to keep their film from seeming contrived and preachy.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marrit Ingman
    30
    Like "Reservoir Dogs" by way of Ned Flanders, Mercy Streets is as earnest as Vacation Bible School and somewhat more cinematic.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4