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Mercy Streets
Providence Entertainment

Mercy Streets reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 28 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.6 out of 10
based on 5 reviews
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for violence

Starring David A.R. White, Eric Roberts, Cynthia Watros, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, and Stacy Keach

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)


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Jon Gunn
John Mann
 
DIRECTED BY: Jon Gunn  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: April 3, 2001 
Video: April 3, 2001 
Theatrical: October 6, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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50
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
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.
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40
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
The filmmakers cannot sustain enough momentum to keep their film from seeming contrived and preachy.
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40
Variety Scott Foundas
No mere crime drama, but rather the latest in the recent resurgence of independently financed, spiritually themed pics that seek to couch religious dogma within the shells of B-grade genre entertainment.
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30
Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman
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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20
LA Weekly Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Writer-director Jon Gunn and co-writer John W. Mann can't fashion a meaningful parable from their knot of dangling plotlines and absurd scenarios.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Casey W. gave it a10:
This is a great movie.

Jeff H. gave it a 10:
It touched me. David White is brilliant in his dual role.

Autumn L. gave it a 10:
This movie is one of the best ever made.

Jorge S. gave it a 6:
I think this movie was a good effort from the makers as is obviuosly a low budget movie. But I think the general production was OK (sometimes very good). The plot could be better, but is fairly good. The general acting is OK, most of it believable, maybe sometimes on White's acting as a priest is weakest part. Music was very good, but I think they have to lower the volume to a better level in some parts, when they were talking you could'nt hear very well what was being said. But generally speaking is a fairly good movie that you can have your teens to see, no foul language, and it has a good message, though it could be better expressed. Go see it with no expectations and you'll have a good time.

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