Review of The Passion of the Christ (2004) by Owen Gleiberman for Entertainment Weekly — 25 Feb 2004
Tempting as it may be to dismiss Mel Gibson as a glorified pain freak, dressing up a martyrdom fantasy in Aramaic and Latin, it would be more accurate, I think, to say that the filmmaker, a Catholic fundamentalist, presents his torture-racked vision of Jesus' last 12 hours on earth as a sacred form of shock therapy.
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This review of The Passion of the Christ (2004) was written by Owen Gleiberman and published by Entertainment Weekly on 25 Feb 2004.
The Passion of the Christ has generally received positive reviews.
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