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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Handsomely produced, earnestly performed and 100 percent irony-free, The Last Sin Eater is religious art for mainstream consumption.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerThe Last Sin Eater has a specific audience in its sights, one that doesn't mind the film's characters having their problems solved by the healing power of truth and faith.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe lovely shots of Appalachian vistas are spoiled by cheesy special effects straight from the 1960s Chroma-Key era.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonClearly targeted at Christians looking to reaffirm their faith. Its chances of crossover success with the secular crowd seem remote, given the dramatic shortcomings.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonMichael Landon Jr.'s respectfully sincere but only fitfully involving film.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe voice-over narration is obvious, but overall the message is integrated into an unusual story that's enhanced by Liberato's and Fulton's appealing performances as the youngsters who see through their elders' lies and help right a terrible wrong.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanFolks wanting to hear the usual New Testament message will be pleased; others may feel that the tension dissolves in homilies and wish the main character weren't led around by a blonde-haired little angel in a white dress.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe miscasting of Fletcher--still a forbidding screen presence--as a kindly grandmother is only one of many missteps that director Michael Landon Jr. (yes, it's his son) makes in The Last Sin Eater.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThe cast includes Oscar winner Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched herself) and Henry Thomas of "E.T.," and the special effects look like they were executed on somebody's laptop.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenWhether their goal is to nourish the faithful or lure the heathens is not always clear. The only thing that's clear is that The Last Sin Eater serves neither of these higher purposes.