Review of The Mission (1986) by Pat Graham for Chicago Reader — 04 Apr 2008
Bolt's moralizing ironies (as leaden here as in A Man for All Seasons and assorted David Lean scenarios) are enough to sink a thousand war canoes, and Joffe doesn't help things along with his patronizing vision of native innocence: the Indians only exist to be sentimentalized—as angels, victims, and amiable rehab projects for enterprising Christians.
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This review of The Mission (1986) was written by Pat Graham and published by Chicago Reader on 04 Apr 2008.
The Mission has generally received positive reviews.
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