Don Verdean
Lionsgate | Release Date: December 11, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesA.O. ScottDec 10, 2015
Its intentions are, to some degree, corrective: It mocks some of the popular corruptions of faith so as to invite the audience to reflect upon what real faith might be. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicKerry LengelDec 10, 2015
It’s an enjoyable ride, but probably not one you need to take twice. Read full review
58
The PlaylistRuss FischerDec 10, 2015
This is ninety minutes of comic actors having a genial go at middle-of-the-road material. It doesn’t have any guts, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t funny. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijFeb 1, 2015
There’s a sense that the goings-on are more quirky than comical. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyFeb 1, 2015
The expected satire of religious gullibility and charlatanism proves toothless; worse, a cast of very funny people is given very little funny to do. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloDec 9, 2015
Both Rockwell and Clement are back for the latest Hess production, Don Verdean, which can’t even work up enough comic energy to be considered bad. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDec 10, 2015
While the corrupt Indiana Jones conceit certainly held promise, the Hesses fail to move it much further beyond that "what if" premise, taking weak, obvious potshots at its fundamentalist target. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 15, 2016
The normally dependable Rockwell seems uncertain of what to do with Verdean. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaDec 11, 2015
I kept thinking one thing during most of Don Verdean: What would Christopher Guest do with his company of ace ad-libbers with such material? And the answer suddenly came to me — probably toss it in the trash and start all over again. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaDec 6, 2015
If the film is any indication, Jared and Jerusha Hess remain committed to clotting up the screen with ostensibly charming "eccentricity." Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenDec 9, 2015
The religious charlatans who are the primary characters in Don Verdean are ripe for comic deflation, but the film’s unsteady tone has no discernible target. Read full review
25
Consequence of SoundDominick Suzanne-MayerDec 14, 2015
Don Verdean is the sort of comedy which presumes its own hilarity long before it gets around to telling any actual jokes, or staging anything that might otherwise be considered funny. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedDec 9, 2015
A little of this corn goes a long way. Read full review
20
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlDec 8, 2015
Rockwell is charmless in a role that seems to be written that way. Read full review
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