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Victor Bruno

14Feb12

The (attention now, please) BEST Scorsese picture. He never made before and will never made again a work so pungent and destroyer like this one. A study of soul, conscience and a study about our place and function in this very planet, as human beings.

Qiydaar Foster

28Jan12

An interesting experiment to me...Harvey Keitel took the express train straight from Brooklyn to Jerusalem, Defoe was in a different film than everyone else BUT...there are some real moments of beauty...such as when Lazarus is raised from the dead...when Jesus is being tempted in the desert whilst sitting in his circle of salt or when jesus' final temptation allows him to get off the cross and live a normal life.

willythesalesman

22Jan12

It's ironic that people who blame this movie for being sacrilegious had never seen the movie or even thought about the identity of jesus as deeply as this film did. you can see how the budget cuts by the media sensation had effected the film in ways of it's set pieces and scale all of it just simply adds on to the movie effectiveness.

G. W. Elmer

30Dec11

Willem Dafoe as Jesus, some of the best casting ever.

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Shelley

28Dec11

I'm not religious but this movie was really good. Willem Dafoe does an amazing performance here and just shines as the character of Jesus. this film is really beautiful (setting and music alike) and will really take you down different paths. it will make you think.

Armando Olivas

22Dec11

In viewing this film now, it is interesting to see Scorsese's visual crossroads between his Catholic upbringing awash in living the life of an independent free thinking artist. Also glaring is remembering the conflated uproar held by the Church who saw this film as controversy but if they watched the conclusion, minor intellectual 'souls' should have seen that their fight was as sheer as that of a shroud.

Thomas Ingemann

11Dec11

I's one of the best martin scorsese film ever morsom

Zach Eastman

1Dec11

The film injects fresh material into a stale genre of moviemaking (save for heston in the 10 commandments). Philosophical arguments aside, the story's approach to skepticism shines through in Willem Dafoes performances as the conflicted Jesus.

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meancreek

30Nov11

It's not perfect, but the performance from Dafoe and the last 45 minutes are just extraordinary. Very powerful throughout, really enjoyed this.

Christopher Scott Zeidel

3Jul11

A great achievement.

Joks

1Jun11

novel is way better. Scorsese is great at catholic guilt, but this movie required more imo. very well acted by Dafoe though.

Kristīne

29Apr11

There were many contradictions in this movie that really annoyed me. But despite this all, I liked the way Jesus was shown - as an ordinary human being, with all his weaknesses and doubts, who as we all is looking answers to the questions - what is God, what is love..

Zachary W

28Dec10

The film Martin Scorsese was born to make.

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Josh H

22Nov10

As a Christian, there were parts that I disagreed with, but as a filmgoer this was flawless.

danliofer

7Aug10

This movie is on my top list. Unforgettable. Thoughts, acting and music (by Peter Gabriel)...

Edwin N

3Jul10

I can't take this film too seriously, but I love it too much to analyze it.

Gabriel Argüello

26May10

This is simply the best jesus movie because he's more human than in the other films... and besides making it more realistic, you admire him more, I think.

Scott@GreenScreenBlog.com

22Mar10

"Temptation" is basically an episode of "Jesus of Jersey Shore" but with less tanning/binge drinking and more David Bowie. Christians will laugh at Keitel as Guido Iscariot stomping on a crucifix shouting "Yer a Joooo killin' Jooooooooos!" to Defoe's clueless Christ while hardened atheists will cry at being suckered into paying to see Scorsese's most embarrassing film.

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H. Paul Moon

27Jan10

This is the consummation of what Martin Scorsese does. He didn't need to make a single film after this, but he did, and he will, and I'm always first in line.

Daniel S.

3Dec09

I’ve postponed for more than 20 years the viewing of this film. I don’t know exactly why. Too long ? The feeling to know in advance the content of the movie because of the hype it caused ? The fear to be disappointed by one of my favorite directors ? I really don’t know. Well, I finally watched it tonight. Great sceneries, great screenplay and great direction. I had the feeling to rediscover my catechism under a new light. I was never shocked and appreciated Martin Scorsese uncontrived class and stylishness here. Highly recommended.

Joel Cobbs

27Aug09

While I love the book and the philosophy behind the title, I can't say I really liked the movie a whole lot. The sexuality was a TAD over done for my tastes. Even with that in mind, still a movie worth seeing.

brent

30Mar09

Perhaps its that I was raised Catholic but this film means a lot to me. It really pushes one to think about what is available and how to process that notion of belief. The film shows a world of philosophy through teachings in the bible and makes one wonder what is it teaching?

Chris Logan

1Jan09

A raw, beautiful film and essential viewing for anyone who's ever struggled with questions of faith. Possibly tedious and even incomprehensible to anyone who never has.

L.A.™

6Dec08

Scorsese's masterpiece comes second to Pasolini's The gospel according to st. matthew. Defoe's performance is brilliant and Scorsese's brings the story down to earth and makes us view Christ in a different light. A film that must be watched by any who love and respect our lord and savior!