The Order
User Score
5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 5 out of 16

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  1. KTm
    Sep 7, 2003
    7
    I thought this movie was pretty good. It was thought provoking, encouraging a non-traditional, non-churchy view to salvation. Entertaining.
  2. ChadS.
    Sep 17, 2003
    2
    Arguments can be made for a lot of critically panned films, but "The Order" isn't one of them. It comes alive once, when Sossamon describes the sunflower in abstract terms. "The Order" is never scary, but always boring.
  3. MissyF.
    Sep 9, 2003
    8
    Definitely a thinking movie and not for those that just want to be entertained. I thought the acting was wonderful (except for Sossaman), the script could have been a bit more polished, and the cinematography was a bit dark but it fit into what the story was about (light played a big part of one scene in particular). Overall, I really enjoyed this movie and have found myself thinking about it several times since viewing it. … Expand
  4. Melissa
    Jan 30, 2004
    5
    This move suffers from its own mediocrity.
  5. ArthurG.
    Sep 7, 2003
    4
    Very criptic. Scenes would end and I would be saying to myself, they didn't finish that scene what the hell happened. The title of the film should not have been The Order it shoud have been, The Soul Eater, it sure sucked the soul out of me.
  6. JoeB.
    Sep 9, 2003
    2
    If we could send it back to the editor a couple of more times....you might have a great BBC special.
  7. JackB.
    Jan 11, 2004
    8
    Despite what others say it is an intriguing film.
  8. BryanW.
    Feb 13, 2004
    8
    Found the concept of the sin eater, one who can bring salvation to those the church has excommunicated, interesting. Some of them even deserved this salvation. Interesting condemnation of materialism in a side theme. Fun and thought provoking, especially for people who like a good conspiracy. I think the critics missed the call on this one.
  9. MichaelC.
    Feb 5, 2004
    6
    Wow...a lot of you really hated this movie! Well, I didn't think it was quite as bad as the 18/100 would suggest, but it definitely could have been better. They could've taken steps to add a little more intrigue to the story. The verdict: rent it if you're bored and you like movies in the style of Stigmata or The Ninth Gate, but don't expect a masterpiece.
  10. Gabrielladisanto
    Sep 14, 2003
    8
    Slylish, elegant and romantic: finally something that makes you think.
  11. Craig
    Feb 28, 2005
    0
    Easily and honestly The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen In My Entire Life!!! BTW: I liked

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Metascore
21 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 13 out of 17
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    25
    Certainly a dark spirit is hovering over this inane production. Something has sucked the life out of it.
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  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    25
    The screenplay is packed with so many hilariously bad lines (it's hard to believe that writer-director Helgeland won an Oscar for co-writing "L.A. Confidential") that the movie would be perfect material for a resurrected version of the TV spoof "Mystery Science Theater."
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    20
    A murky ecclesiastical horror film, may be the nadir of the subgenre that produced "The Exorcist" (at its high end) and "Stigmata" (at its middle-to-low end).
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