| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"There's an inspirational scene or two, but the great majority of the film is drained of color and effective artistry." more... |
C+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"Earnest, stilted, rapturous..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...reverent without seeming too pious-minded and loving without being sticky." more... |
B |
E! Online
Dezhda Mountz |
"The Nativity Story is no whitewashed Christmas pageant, but it's no masterpiece either." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"The movie is too tepid to feel, or see, the light." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
David Thomas |
"The film lacks a visual stamp..." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...artistically and spiritually satisfying..." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...deadly dull..." more... |
D |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...sticks to the familiar details of the narrative and dramatizes them with sincerity and good taste." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...slow, plodding, and not terribly interesting." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"One of the incidental points of the film, particularly powerful, is that doing the right thing isn't easy, even in the face of divine assurance." more... |
B |
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