Father Stu

6.6

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Original title: Father Stu
Year: 2022
Running time: 124 min.
Country: United States
Director: Rosalind Ross
Screenwriter: Rosalind Ross
Music: Dickon Hinchliffe
Cinematography: Jacques Jouffret
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver, Teresa Ruiz, Annet Mahendru, Winter Ave Zoli, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Alain Uy, Ned Bellamy, Niko Nicotera, Malcolm McDowell, Carlos Leal, Mathew Trent Hunnicutt, Skip Howland, Chiquita Fuller, Annie Lee, Molly Baker, Tenz McCall, Faith Jefferies, Jose J Santana, Betsy Moore, Orion McCabe, Pablo Ramos, Bo Cleary, Mark Casimir Dyniewicz, Cody Fern, Larry Bagby, Michael Fairman, Danielle K. Golden, Aaron MotenSee 17 More
Producer: Palm Drive Productions, CJ Entertainment. Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Genre: Drama | Biography. Religion
Synopsis: Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-priest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption.

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#12 Top 50 Rated Movies from 2022

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"It’s a surprisingly sincere movie about religious feeling, but it is also, too often, a dramatically undernourished one."

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"The whole enterprise seems bland and perfunctory (...) It ends up feeling more banal than spiritually exalting."

Stephen Farber: The Hollywood Reporter
"[It] breaks no new ground in the biopic game, but it’s a solid and worthy tribute to the real-life Father Stu (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Richard Roeper: Chicago Sun-Times
"Faith can only get you so far without structure, and the sincerity of this movie’s pivot from punishment to salvation doesn’t stop it from stalling out in purgatory along the way."

David Ehrlich: IndieWire
"It’s a remarkable story, but 'Father Stu' is a broad, somewhat brutish film (...) The characters talk at each other (and at the audience) in vague platitudes"

Katie Walsh: Los Angeles Times
"The film is a show of Old Testament judgment that sees all people as sinners and thus deserving of all the punishment they receive (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"

Derek Smith: Slant
"A movie that should have universal appeal thanks to its engaging and unpredictable title character and the actor who brought his own passion just to get this story to the screen."

Pete Hammond: Deadline
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