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Third Miracle, The
Sony Pictures Classics
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for some language, sex-related and violent images, and brief drug use
Starring
Ed Harris,
Anne Heche,
and
Armin Mueller-Stahl
A priest (Harris), struggling with his faith, is sent by the Vatican to verify some miracles performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood.
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Richard Vetere (also novel)
John Romano
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Agnieszka Holland
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: June 13, 2000
Video: June 13, 2000
Theatrical: December 29, 1999
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| RUNNING TIME: |
119 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
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...
100
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
An earthy, sexy mystery.
80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Has the gritty, intimate feel of an Eastern European film--and packs the power of a genuine revelation.
75
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
Harris, Heche make unholy twosome.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Here is a rarity, a film about religion that is neither pious nor sensational, simply curious. No satanic possessions, no angelic choirs, no evil spirits, no lovers joined beyond the grave. Just a man doing his job.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
So profoundly does The Third Miracle live up to its title that Agnieszka Holland's exceptional meditation upon a priest's crisis of faith might win the endorsement of archdiocese and agnostic alike.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Harris and Heche make an interesting team--- and the picture reaps the benefit of their creative performances
75
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
It's a handsome film with a palpable core of piety, but it isn't as successful in depicting secular events as spiritual ones.
70
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
This intelligent, well-acted movie is not helped by the fact that its story in some ways parallels that of "Stigmata," the trashy supernatural spookfest that flared briefly at the box office earlier this year.
70
LA Weekly
Ella Taylor
Harris and Heche are simply electric together, and "Hill Street Blues'" Charles Haid is wonderfully brash as the venal bishop.
67
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The problem with The Third Miracle is that it is thematically ambiguous and never lays out its position on whether it thinks saints are or are not real.
67
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Suggests that finding one good priest is a feasibility, but it takes a miracle to meet one as hubba-hubba as Ed Harris.
67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak
A foreign film feel despite its strong American cast.
63
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A flawed drama offering a rare look at the Catholic Church's canonization process.
63
Miami Herald
Phoebe Flowers
It's not particularly plausible or well-developed, but it does allow the two seasoned actors to share a sexually tense, vodka-fueled scene at Helen's grave.
60
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Without offering any hard and fast solutions to the essential mystery, this is a thought provoking drama about the nature of belief and devotion that never feels exclusionary.
50
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Takes on provocative and stimulating subject matter, but can't bring it into satisfying dramatic focus, stranding three strong actors who are superior to their material.
50
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
This spiritual thriller is too wooden to be taken as seriously as was clearly intended.
50
Film.com
Peter Brunette
The first half of The Third Miracle is very good...but the second half of the film, alas, turns into deep TV-mode.
50
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
The first half has a nifty B-movie feel--it's a canny little movie with a big, big theme.
44
Mr. Showbiz
Michael Atkinson
Few other 1999 films are as filthy with tantalizing elements as Agnieszka Holland's The Third Miracle, and of those that come close, none other is as pointless, confused, or unsatisfying.
40
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
A very competent film, but it barely pulls you in.
38
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
It tries to be more existential than gumshoe but falls way short.
20
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
I'd give this movie about half a miracle.
 The average user rating for this movie is 6.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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