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Calvary

2014

John Michael McDonagh

Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Reilly, Chris O'Dowd, Aidan Gillen ...

6.7

8,714

Drama When his life is threatened by an anonymous member of his parish during confession, virtuous Father James Lavelle (Brendan Gleeson) remains steadfast in his commitment to his congregation while attempting to comfort his delicate-minded daughter (Kelly Reilly). Meanwhile, as the day of his scheduled execution draws near, Father James quietly struggles to summon the courage to face his ultimate fate.

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Brendan Gleeson gives a performance of monumental soul in John Michael McDonagh's masterful follow-up to 'The Guard.'"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke Time Out	"Part 'Father Ted', part Tarantino, this is a wickedly funny black comedy (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'Calvary' never quite finds its footing (...) Gleeson's beautiful acting deserves a better movie"	NEU
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"McDonagh and Gleeson are a director/star team on a par with Ford/Wayne, Fellini/Mastroianni or Scorsese/De Niro. Calvary is gripping, moving, funny and troubling (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"One of the year’s most powerful films (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Downbeat, depressing and heavy as lead, Calvary is nevertheless an unusual film that never bores (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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