Why this have so poor rating?
why?
shareIt's a bad movie.
The international cast is a big mistake, nearly everyone is miscast, Lambert is a cutie but can't act for sh!t, the sermon scenes are banal and shallow beyond belief and Ed Harris is more sympathetic than the hero.
Wasted opportunity.
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Agreed. The international cast is quite problematic in carrying off this film. Though it is a good cast assembled, something is lost in the translation. Lambert is totally wrong for this part, being a French actor with very limited English. I feel that Holland would have been more effective had she worked with an all Polish cast. We can deal with subtitles to get substance.
shareAlso it's more a memorial to the murdered priest than the exploration of a plot. If people simply wish to honor their murdered priest, fine, and see the anguish of his killer but I wished to watch more of a story. I'm afraid I was looking for entertainment.
shareI thought it was a good movie actually for an international audience despite being very Hollywood-esque. I agree Lambert was a mistake and some things here are inaccurate, but the rest of the cast was wonderful. It also presents a sympathetic picture of the murderers, so I imagine Poles, especially those who knew Fr. Popieluszko would be highly offended. If I had known him or grew up in Poland, I likely would hate this film too. As of now, I give it a 7/10 as an engaging film. Another was made in 2010 I think from Poland with actual archival footage and pictures, I give that a similar rating 7/10.
Their Pope JP2 miniseries is excellent though, the best on jp2, a 9/10,imo.