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Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 1, 2005
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
36 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 20 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 20
  3. Negative: 12 out of 20
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Adam Buckman
    88
    Kretschmann... delivers one of the finest performances seen on TV this year.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    60
    The movie races so quickly through the milestones of his career... that some of the most powerful moments in his papacy are underplayed.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    30
    The movie is more a series of biographical announcements than penetrating drama.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. HubertT
    10
    OK, first of all im only 14 years old and yes I was born in Poland. But sad to say i didn't like this movie that much. It's to short but, you all have to understand that the movie was set as a flashback. When John Paul II was praying at the Black Madonna in his older years he's thinking of what has happened in his life as from the time he was there as a child with his father. Also in the movie he says while praying at the time ,"As I was here praying for my mother's soul I was also praying for my poor father," ( or somthing close to that ).Tho I don't agree with the ending. His death comes to quick. And The flashbacks are to short they should have included more important detailed things about his life. I'm rating this movie as a 10 beacuse of the well done job by the actors and the parts of the movie that were wonderfully done.… Expand
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  2. HarryS
    5
    This movie ran too quickly over the most important moments of the Holy Father's life and Papacy. There is much to tell and I'm afraid it fell far short of what we expected.… Expand
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  3. RaulJulia
    2
    While I loved this Pope, I couldn't stand this movie. Biographical snippets with NO passion or reason to believe the acting. Horrible writing and ultimately BORING waste of time. Read a BIO on this Pope or go do something nice for someone in place of this movie.… Expand
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