Review of Stigmata (2009) by Melanie D — 10 Jun 2014

The critics hated this film, audiences were torn (it's one of those love it or hate it types), and me? I was on the love it side, all the way. In fact, I loved it so much that I named one of my cats Frankie! hehe There isn't anything I didn't like about the film.

The actors were great (not Daniel Day-Lewis or Meryl Streep great, but still very good), the story was interesting, the visuals were beautiful, and, to top it all off, it's got a bitchin' soundtrack, featuring Chumbawamba (no, not *that* song), Massive Attack, Björk and David Bowie, and with a score written in part by The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan.

It's a great movie with a great message. Plus, it's got Gabriel Byrne playing a disturbingly sexy priest. He alone would have made the movie, so the fact that it's awesome is just plain gravy, hehe.

So, obviously, it gets a big ol' 10/10 from me.