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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 27 Feb 2014

The movie feels duty-bound to stay absolutely faithful to its sacred source material…

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By Brian Formo (125) for CraveOnline (813) on 27 Feb 2014

Son of God is a cash grab. It's self-stimulation of the most offensive order…

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By John Hartl (735) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 27 Feb 2014

What a pleasant surprise: a biblical film that doesn't turn into a gory freak show or a speculation about the marital status of Jesus and Mary…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 27 Feb 2014

It's a capable Sunday school lesson with little for anyone to challenge and practically nothing that offends…

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By Geoff Pevere (572) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 27 Feb 2014

So yes, if you’ve seen The Bible, you’ve already seen most of Son of God – but if there’s one story where spoilers just don’t apply,…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 27 Feb 2014

It’s hard to think of another movie in which Jesus’ followers are so clearly shown as Jews themselves…

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By Peter Hartlaub (620) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 27 Feb 2014

The film does thoroughly succeed in one important regard: offering a coherent, viewer-friendly account of the life of Jesus Christ…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 27 Feb 2014

It's undoubtedly a daunting role, and Morgado captures the gentle benevolence associated with the messianic figure…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 27 Feb 2014

This quite mediocre spawned-from-television feature feels like a Jesus film designed primarily for true believers, meaning that the faith-based…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 27 Feb 2014

For the most part, though, the film maintains its low ambitions; it is mostly inoffensive, only occasionally ludicrous, and at times, at least…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 27 Feb 2014

Director Christopher Spencer’s biblical yarn lacks the complex rigor of Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ” and the fury…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 27 Feb 2014

This is a rich, and important story. There’s no argument there…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 26 Feb 2014

Excerpted from The History Channel’s 10-part 2013 miniseries The Bible, then given extra footage, Son Of God boils the life of Jesus down…

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By Inkoo Kang (374) for TheWrap (3,203) on 26 Feb 2014

Morgado isn't given much to do other than smiling beatifically at dirt-faced extras and occasionally pointing his face toward a holy light…

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By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 26 Feb 2014

What this well-intentioned film lacks in poise and polish, it makes up for in what faith-based audiences so hungrily seek: a passionate and…

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By Cameron Meier (130) for Orlando Weekly (1,048) on 26 Feb 2014

Pilate predicts that, following his death, Jesus will be forgotten in a week…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for McClatchy-Tribune News Service (291) on 26 Feb 2014

Unlike “The Passion of the Christ,” there’s no Aramaic with English subtitles, a lot less blood and no anti-Semitism…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 26 Feb 2014

Son of God is guilty of all the sins of the 1950s Bible epics, but without any of the majesty…

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