The Last Sin Eater (2007)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Just so...so bad

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

I watch these missionary films from time to time. There is an earnestness in most of them that makes up for the fact that they are so horrible. In my city is Pat Robertson's film school, training hundreds of people a year to make these things. I often wonder what will happen when they actually are able to make good movies?I am beginning to believe that this may never happen. Film may be making Christianity obsolete. I know this may sound strange. Cinema seems profoundly malleable, a vehicle for any story. And Christianity has survived by adapting far, far from what Jesus believed, making any necessary compromise.But film has rather rigid dynamics when combined with the forces of how we define ourselves through stories. It is extremely flexible, but only within a conceptual marketplace where the collective projections of self reinforce each other. Cinema allows us to define our own cosmos. It worries me that the rivers are sometimes so banal, but such the way of the collective — and young imaginations have surprising sophistication.Christianity on the other hand is about accepting a prefabricated story. Well, different ones depending on the preacher's agenda, but the cosmos is defined in a very top down manner. Theoretically, they could overlap a lot, but that is not what the world seems to want. Even the most obvious Jesus stories like Harry Potter don't follow the rules of the Christian institution. This film has prompted me to believe that it may be impossible to make powerful cinema with the existing dogma. Everything about it fails.The irony is that the story flows are about rigid superstition being made obsolete, not by the Bible in the story, but because people simply want to explain for themselves what the world is. Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

I was expecting an awkward preachy "Christian" movie, but the acting was excellent and the story twisted me around and I practically cried straight through the last half hour of this movie. Every single character was well motivated, and the plot and character development played out at a good pace. Characters that you hate you later come to sympathize with. No one is all good or all bad; they felt real. Their actions made perfect sense, in retrospect, given their experiences and their isolation. Their accents took a little while to become accustomed to, though. We found that we had to use the subtitles to follow everything that was going on. Once we got used to them, though, we were drawn into the story. The flashbacks at the end of the movie were particularly wrenching. You'll be emotionally drained and elated by the time you finish this movie. It's a must-see.

This is a work of art with universal appeal. The fact that the "Christian right" is claiming it as their own, should not turn off everyone else. Whether your world view is shaped by Jungian archetypes, Western philosophy, Eastern karma, or the books of Judaism, you will find deep meaning in this tiny-budget film.The landscape is overwhelming, the characters captivating and the last few minutes of the film will require at least two hankies. Liana Liberato turns in a stunning performance as Cadi, the guilt burdened child around whom the story revolves; and Peter Wingfield brings incredible warmth and passion to a character whose face is obscured for most of the film. This work will endure as an art classic.

First of all, this comment does contain spoilers, but secondly and most important it also contains Christian views, as I consider this a Christian movie. I applaud "Michael Landon Jr." and "Henry Thomas" for being the replacement for my last admirations "Ron Howard" and "Tom Hanks". I lost favor for Ron & Tom after they insulted our Lord in that totally mendacious movie ('DisMeStupid Code' <-my opinionated name for it)!Yes, The Last Sin Eater is weird, but it does NOT demean God or try to down play the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for us! In fact you will find that it praises Christ Our Lord! I only wish that it said right out (like explained in the movie "Last Flight Out") that you obtain salvation by admitting to God that you are a sinner, that you know that Jesus Christ is way to peace and asking for Jesus to forgive your sins.I have not said much about the story line of this movie. Please get it from the other comments and the summary of the movie. I just wanted to express my appreciation for the movie.Thanks also of course to Francine Rivers' who wrote the novel!