The Crime of Father Amaro
User Score
7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18

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  1. MiguelR.
    Jun 3, 2003
    10
    Simply some of the best Mexican work ever. As "Amores Peros" and "Y tu Mama Tambien" Gael Bernal makes and incredible role with some of his best work yet.
  2. NestoL.
    Dec 10, 2002
    9
    If you are a devoted catholic please do not see this film it is surprisingly strong on content and in a controversial matter. This film is intellegent and poignantly realistic in the portraying the corruption and shame the catholic church is in rural Mexico.
  3. MariaH.
    Aug 12, 2003
    9
    This film goes against all ethics, both at home and at church. I heard much controversy around the film because of it's content. Nevertheless, this film is educational on many levels. I liked it because of it's eye-openning and mind twisting content.
  4. AldoA.
    Aug 25, 2003
    10
    The movie is great, specially the cinematography. Some people didn't like it because of the critic to the church, and I think that's the reason of its losing the best foreign movie oscar...
  5. JesseM.
    Nov 24, 2003
    10
    I have to say, as a movie director and a script writter, i have to give this creation of art a 10!!! so many things to say about the film so little time, Carlos Carrera man i hope i get a chance to work with you some day, i think we could come up with an outstanding film, this film in general has to be one of the best films i have seen throught my 10 years of studying film. The way Carlos made us feel sorry for El padre amaro throught the film, in which he really is a bad guy.... well to you fans out their....i think Carlos did a hell of a job putting this film together. and vicentte i cant forget you man, i god of script writters...good luck in the future films....and i hope your flame doesnt die off!! keep up the good work!!! much love.peace out!… Expand
  6. JuanC.
    Apr 13, 2003
    10
    People that are ignorant are the ones that gave this movie a bad rate, "El crimen del padre amaro" is a book that has been made a long time ago, i think that this movie reasembels the story really well. I dont think you have to know spanish to know how bad this movie is, i dont know the person that said that and i dont want to. She sais that this movie is bad, i can't understand why this movie has win a lot of prizes. This is a very good movie. … Expand
  7. VictorQ.
    Apr 25, 2003
    10
    I think it resembles what is happening in the church right now, and the church doesn't have to lie about this because we now it all. This movie also got away with it, becuase fist of all it affects many people by watching this film, especially people who are very religious and more it offends the Catholic Priests, what do you all think the pope said about this movie? Probably, "wow, I think I shoud bye and rate this movie a 10 b/c it shows everything that is happening in the church now."… Expand
  8. AlmaL.
    Nov 5, 2005
    10
    Very Good!

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Metascore
60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    63
    Would have been better served if Carrera had spent a little more energy developing his story and less on emphasizing his message.
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  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    70
    Carrera's handsome film offers a richly detailed portrait of a church not so much corrupt as morally lazy after centuries in command of an overwhelmingly Catholic country.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    80
    May be morally tangled, pessimistic, lurid and foreboding, but it's also humanistic.
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