Review of Stigmata (2009) by Tim S — 30 Mar 2012
Stigmata is mediocre at best. The overall pace and style are a bit on the dull side, as is the repeated voice-overs layered on to scenes from previous scenes. The score and soundtrack aren't all that great either, even with the partcipation of Billy Corgan.
The whole piece just feels tired and unenergetic. The only time it gets interesting is during the possession scenes, and eveything surround them and leading up to them is dull. It isn't boring, per se, just lacking the confidence and energy needed to drive it.
The biblical aspects are interesting, and it's also nice to see people like Gabriel Byrne and Jonathan Pryce, but it needed more. Perhaps Rupert Wainwright wasn't the right director for the material.
Patricia Arquette was, however, the right actress for the lead role. She's always had a haunted quality about her that filters through in her roles whether she means it to or not, but it works here.
The entire film can't be saved by those things alone though, and it winds up lacking the parts to make it a whole.
This review of Stigmata (2009) was written by Tim S on 30 Mar 2012.
Stigmata has generally received mixed reviews.
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