Padre Pio
critic Reviews
, 30% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Tonally unbalanced and burdened with a distracting Shia LaBeouf performance, Padre Pio is one of Abel Ferrara's less divine works.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNoel MurrayLos Angeles Times
Padre Pio is often as rewarding as it is challenging.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJohn AndersonAmerica Magazine
Ferrara’s Padre Pio is not the hero of his movie, far from it. But his sainted Pio does pose moral quandaries that may require heroic effort to reconcile.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's like two totally different movies have been slammed up against each other.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDennis HarveyVariety
It’s hard to say that this time the strange disjunctions between premise and execution will leave most viewers with much tangible reward.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBrian TallericoRogerEbert.com
A dull slog, an oil-and-water hybrid of two different films, both with interesting ideas that never cohere into interesting filmmaking.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard BrodyNew Yorker
The movie reignites long-ago events by the spark of physical contact, and its age-old difficulties illuminate current turmoils and battles with an absolute rage that appears to be very much like the filmmaker’s own.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDamon WiseDeadline Hollywood Daily
It’s not immediately clear what drew Ferrara to this story or this style... The formalities of neo-realism actually seem to suit him
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNathaniel BellLA Weekly/Village Voice
Dedicated in the closing credits to the people of Ukraine, Padre Pio aims to restore a measure of faith, not in humanity, which is manifestly wicked, but in the person who suffered and died for all.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFilipe FreitasAlways Good Movies
Choppy, unpolished and undeveloped, Padre Pio will certainly divide audiences.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAlexander MillerFilm Inquiry
Replete with bold catholic imagery and painful moments of confrontational longing that recalls Ferrara‘s best work, Padre Pio is still a few rosaries short of a blessing.
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