Criticism of The Celestine Prophecy (film)
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| The Celestine Prophecy | |
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| Directed by | Armand Mastroianni |
| Produced by | Barnet Bain |
| Written by | James Redfield |
| Starring | Matthew Settle Thomas Kretschmann Sarah Wayne Callies Jürgen Prochnow |
| Cinematography | R. Michael Givens |
| Distributed by |  Celestine Films LLC
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| Release date(s) |  March 30, 2006 April 21, 2006 April 9, 2009[1]
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| Running time | 99 min |
| Country |  United States
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| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Celestine Prophecy movie was almost universally panned by critics despite the original book's success, and was a box office failure with a total worldwide gross of less than $1 million.[2] As of September 30, 2008, the aggregate review website Rotten Tomatoes registered only one positive review out of a total of 23 which gives the film a rating of 4%.[3] As of the same date, Metacritic, another aggregate review website registered a score of 23 out of 100 based on 10 reviews.[4]
Film critic Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle called the film "clumsy -- not merely unconventional but awkward in its narrative development and dialogue", also adding that the "characters are sketched in shallow terms".[5] In his top ten list of the worst films of 2006, LaSalle called it a "misbegotten film, an awkward, undramatic effort" and named it as number three on the list.[6] Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times said "the movie is flatly acted and extremely ill-paced, lacking any sense of urgency, momentum or fun".[7]
References
- ^ Aired on Pro TV at 14:15 o'clock.
- ^ The Celestine Prophecy, Box Office Mojo. Accessed September 30, 2008.
- ^ The Celestine Prophecy, Rotten Tomatoes. Accessed September 30, 2008.
- ^ The Celestine Prophecy, Metacritic. Accessed September 30, 2008.
- ^ Mick LaSalle. Smarmy take on 'Celestine Prophecy' isn't very fulfilling, San Francisco Chronicle, April 21, 2006. Accessed September 30, 2008.
- ^ Mick LaSalle. From Bad to Worst, San Francisco Chronicle, December 31, 2006. Accessed September 30, 2008.
- ^ Olsen, Mark. The Celestine Prophecy, Los Angeles Times, July 21, 2006. Accessed September 30, 2008.
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