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Conspiracy of Silence
Watch Entertainment
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring
Jonathan Forbes,
Hugh Bonneville,
Brenda Fricker,
Sean McGinley,
Hugh Quarshie,
Jason Barry,
John Lynch, Jim Norton,
and
Catherine Cusack
Set in modern day Ireland and ripped from today's headlines, Conspiracy of Silence is a controversial thriller that dares to ask the question - how far will the Catholic Church go to cover-up its own corruption? (Watch Entertainment)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
John Deery
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| DIRECTED BY: |
John Deery
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: July 19, 2005
Theatrical: December 3, 2004
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| RUNNING TIME: |
90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
UK |
Special Mention, 2003 Warsaw International Film Festival
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
Film Threat
Bob Westal
It's not often that a film changes history, but it's just possible that Irish writer-director John Deery's righteously energetic Conspiracy of Silence just might help alter the course of 21st century Catholicism.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen
A challenging, thought-provoking debut that compassionately questions the relevance of celibacy in the Catholic Church.
60
The New York Times
Anita Gates
Deery's modest drama is one big, obvious argument against the vow of celibacy for Roman Catholic priests, but it has heart.
50
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
Deery's points are well-taken, but they would have been a lot better made if he hadn't taken so many easy shots at the church by demonizing its local authorities.
50
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Touches on issues raised in "Bad Education," but without Pedro Almodovar's flamboyant elegance.
50
Variety
Jay Weissberg
Deery lays out a story devoid of subtlety, in which characters are too easily pigeonholed and issues exist only in absolutes.
50
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Want Jesuitical fineness of argument? Look elsewhere. This one merely answers the prayers of those looking for an argument.
50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The story meanders, but the subject is timely and important.
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
Feels like a personal vendetta.
50
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
A film based on this information is potentially interesting, but Conspiracy of Silence, set in modern-day Ireland, is incoherent and often hard to follow.
40
Village Voice
Ed Halter
Due to Conspiracy's TV-movie simplicity, it's unclear whether this is an actual issue, or just something spicy to be cooked up in the potboiler.
40
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
The limp thriller plot Deery constructs to frame his theological inquiries is both artificial and not very interesting, a lethal combination.
30
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
A well-intentioned but ultimately incompetent Irish dud.
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