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- 02:30 PM, Apr 26
this biblical thriller for the most part avoids the simplistic storytelling and amateurish production that have plagued so many Bible movies of yoreby Ann Hornaday [Washington Post ]
Risen is more entertaining than Bible-adjacent stories are usually allowed to beReview rate : B- by Christian Holub [Entertainment Weekly ]
Risen is an odd hybrid. It has none of the violence of The Passion Of The Christ. It seems a little ike an old-school biblical epic on a smaller scale, although at the outset, it feels as if it is drawing on contemporary tensions in the Middle Eastby Philippa Hawker [Sydney Morning Herald ]
Risen has low-wattage charm as long as it's working the supernatural mystery angle, helped by the fact that it has just enough of a sense of humor about itselfReview rate : C+ by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky [A.V. Club ]
it's intended primarily for an audience of Christian believers, but genuine drama precedes the preachingby Peter Howell [Toronto Star ]
"Risen" veers so far off the Bible's path that it might as well be a tale of this 13th apostle, called Marty, who was in charge of snacks and mini-golf reservationsby Kyle Smith [New York Post ]
"Risen" is a smart look at the origins of personal faithby Rick Bentley [Detroit Free Press ]