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The Reckoning

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United Kingdom, Spain · 2004
Rated R · 1h 52m
Director Paul McGuigan
Starring Paul Bettany, Willem Dafoe, Tom Hardy, Brian Cox
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they Arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman bing sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.

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60

Variety by

Has its flaws, among them a certain self-righteousness and a complicated storyline, but it is never less than gripping thanks to its gifted international cast.

40

The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps

Maddeningly dull. It works on the cerebrum while the rest of the body drifts off to sleep, and the dullness only intensifies as the film goes on.

60

Los Angeles Times by Manohla Dargis

The Reckoning isn't great by any means and there are moments during the final stretch when it isn't even good. But for its first hour or so, the story moves at a steady clip, generating enough mystery to keep you guessing and enough atmosphere to keep you interested.

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L.A. Weekly by Scott Foundas

The Reckoning proceeds with such leaden literal-mindedness that it never seems more than a stodgy (and, at times, blatantly silly) paperback affair.

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