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Risen

2016

Kevin Reynolds

Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Cliff Curtis, Peter Firth ...

5.4

3,670

Drama Risen tells the epic New Testament story of the first forty days after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ through the eyes of an agnostic Roman Centurion charged by Pontius Pilot to investigate rumors of a risen Jewish Messiah and locate the missing deceased body of Jesus of Nazareth in order to subdue an imminent uprising in Jerusalem.

	Author	Review
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"'Risen' is a fascinating cultural artifact, but as a film, it's destined for no glory greater than as an appropriate cable rerun on Easter"	NEU
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"What a good surprise it was to watch a biblical feature less preachy, less stuffy and more entertaining than most. "Risen" is an original crime-fiction take on a story as old as stories get (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Stephen Whitty New York Daily News	“''CSI: Judea' (...) 'Risen' offers no fresh slant on the Greatest Story Ever Told (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"['Risen'] adopts a lighter, more playful tone than most Hollywood biblical epics, largely steering clear of heavy-handed dramatics and kitschy pageantry as it tells a slow-moving story of spiritual awakening"	POS
Australia	Andrew L. Urban Urbancinefile	"Cinematography, design, costumes, music and editing are all top notch (...) an easily enjoyed adventure"	POS
United States	Inkoo Kang The Wrap	"A fairly ambitious picture tailor-made for that slice of the Christian audience accustomed to the tropes and beats of prestige cable dramas"	POS

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