- Actors: Benedict Taylor, Michael Cashman, Rhona Mitra, Oliver Stone, Toby Hadoke
- Directors: Tom Waller
- Writers: James Magrane, Matthew McIntyre, Piers Paul Read
- Producers: Tom Waller, Ian Neale, Samantha Keston
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: De Warrenne
- DVD Release Date: 9 Jun 2003
- Run Time: 104 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00009KOZY
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 76,150 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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2.0 out of 5 stars
'Mixed' Blessings....,
By T. R. Kidner "Hucklebrook Hound" (Salisbury, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Monk Dawson [DVD] [1998] (DVD)
I wouldn't normally watch this sort of film. It was on BBC2 recently and I recorded it. I was vaguely intrigued, though. I've a friend who's catholic, though I'm agnostic, so (in my own belief!) I can judge such topics with impartiality. And, that it had a certificate 18 rating - and was British.British films of this era weren't always bad and sometimes, a snapshot looking back brings back memories; good and bad. On the 18 certificate front and with promises of 'forbidden love' I thought maybe a tread (and becoming a monotonous one) of homosexuality and all the juicy factions that would obviously create. Its narrative changes an awful lot mainly because it needs to, to stop becoming more boring than it is. It is just about watchable, if on a day when one is not at all discerning. Acting is mechanical, as are the sex scenes and the dialogue is laboured and uninspired. Directing is though its worse scourge, not because it is necessarily bad but so cliché ridden and very very average. Though I don't watch those TV film dramas and the adult romantic novels that get TV serialised by the bucket-load, this (to me) must be what they must be like. The backing music is typically MOR ish and ponderous camera shots slowly arcing round smiling people, un-blinking into the sunset are not what I pay my TV license for. There could be a story in there, somewhere, if written with more depth and properly characterised. There's more in these 108minutes than many TV drama series and unfortunately, it floats off into forgetfulness. It's always good to see once familiar faces on our screens in a different light. Those watching to check out Martin Kemp and Paula Hamilton and others that they might recognise, won't be disappointed but I wouldn't say it was worth wading through all this for them alone. In conclusion, I would say that what started off as a well-meant and sombre but 'worthy' script got cold feet and tried to be a film for everyone. Understandably (& perhaps rightly) clerics, romantics and mainstream adult audiences looking for sex and violence just do not mix.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Sacrifice in the Name of the Vatican,
By Sir Hatton "Chris" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Passion of the Priest [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Along with the video `El Sacerdote', these films give a good contrast about the conflicts priests' experience that is contrary to Vatican policy.
*In both cases, their carnal desires were similar but how they came to a resolution was radically different. In the ending of `El Sacerdote', the priest made an observation to Jesus on the Cross about the cause of his pain, which astounded me. *Their convictions about the Christian message were also different. One was a liberal who preached the message of giving to the poor in an affluent congregation and wrote articles in a newspaper that conflicted with Vatican policy. The other was a conservative who resisted change in Vatican policy. *These films present the lives of Catholic priests in a sympathetic manner. In light of the pedophile cases within the Catholic Church, I highly recommend both of these films so the viewer can understand the personal turmoil priests face within their own circle and the general public. *By the way, some have tagged this movie as gay, child abuse, coming of age by boys, and male nudity, which is absurded. The movie was mainly about religion and had a few nude adult female scenes and several heterosexual copulation between adults. 0 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible!,
By Jim Relles "Relles" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Passion of the Priest [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
This movie is NOT Passion of the Christ! It is a bogus cheap rip off title to trick you into thinking it has something to do with the real film. It's a dull story about a monk who fancies a woman and then kills himself, or her I can't remember now. Bad acting, boring story, low budget. This movie sucks.
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