The Mill and the Cross(Młyn i krzyż)

San Francisco Chronicle by

Despite a too slow pace for my own tastes, Hauer helps move the film along by being captivating even in just a few scenes. He, Michael York as a businessman and Charlotte Rampling as the Virgin Mary provide what little dialogue exists in a screenplay that could have used a little more backstory.

Variety by Dennis Harvey

Neither conventional costume drama nor abstract objet d'art, this visually ravishing, surprisingly beguiling gamble won't fit any standard arthouse niche. Still it could prove the Polish helmer's belated international breakthrough.

Time Out by Eric Hynes

Majewski's film is a dazzling master class in visual composition.

Village Voice by Nick Pinkerton

An extraordinary example of both art-historical interpretation and CGI as passport to unknown lands, The Mill and the Cross, based on a book by Michael Francis Gibson, is a moving-image tribute to the still image, with its ability to "wrestle the senseless moment to the ground."

Boxoffice Magazine by Pam Grady

An investigation into Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting "The Way to Calvary," Majewski's film is a stunning piece of art in its own right.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

No description can do justice to The Mill and the Cross, which must be seen to be fully appreciated.