Review of Calvary (2014) by Anna C — 07 Aug 2014

Dark, nuanced, subtle, committed, near perfect.

This review of Calvary (2014) was written by Anna C on 07 Aug 2014.

Calvary has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Sonny Bunch (405) for Washington Free Beacon (282) on 13 Jul 2016

Calvary is both darkly comic and deeply sad. And it's well worth 10 of your dollars and 100 minutes of your time…

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By O_Rety (13) on 29 Nov 2019

Boringly nihilistic. And a lot of scenes rung false to me. Contrived and pretty pointless all around…

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By Tony1984 (170) on 02 Jul 2017

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By Charles B (418) on 19 Apr 2016

A deft, thought-provoking drama that explores the authority and power of God with the eventuality of death…

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By Marcianne Miller (52) for Bold Life (Hendersonville, NC) (39) on 23 Aug 2018

The movie is a tragedy with humor -- kind of like life. And, like life, it may be way-too-human for some audiences. I loved it. My companion did not…

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By Brian C (2,025) on 07 Jan 2017

Father James receives a threat from a member of his parish during a confession…

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By David J (1,942) on 08 Jul 2016

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By Arseniy V (499) on 10 Dec 2015

Felt quite inorganic and dishonest throughout, but the fuckers did still get me pretty good with those last two shots and that song…

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By Oj H (142) on 05 Feb 2016

A very solid film all the way through…

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