TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

donlemna I left the Catholic faith when I was twelve. This brilliant film brought it all back. Once a Catholic priest called me a heretic when I asked him who made God. How amazing it was to see it all come back. Brilliant.

paul2001sw-1 'Stations of the Cross' tells the story of the life and death of a young, and very religious, girl, by analogy to the 14 eponymous icons of Jesus's death that are typically displayed in a Catholic chuch; the point is further made by framing the story as 14 scenes, each filmed with a static camera. At first, the movie seems boring, in part because of the lack of camera movement; but as we get to know the characters, it becomes an increasingly intense, and occasionally moving, experience. What is less clear is the exact purpose here: a denounciation of an austere Catholic sect, and a mother figure devoid of the capacity for love, are clear, but the idea that evil can lurk behind claims to be good is scarcely revolutionary, and the absence of any trace of humanity in the film's most monstrous figures is a weakness. In places it reminded me of 'Breaking the Waves', but without any of that film's playfulness.

wei0924 *****WARNING*****THE REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILER*******The girl in the movie is very wrong about Christianity even though she pursues it hard. She wants to sacrifice her life to redeem her brother's healthy, but basically her behavior is called "suicide", and she totally disobeys the 6th of the ten commandments - You shall not murder. And what she did is only based on her one-way willing, without asking God if she should do it, and do not listen to others. All above show that she misunderstands the true meanings of Christianity. Besides this, most Christian families are full of joy, and would not be harsh to others, but the family in the movie is not happy at all, and the mom shouts all the times. The families' behaviors and thoughts are not quite like true believer though they "claim" they follow the rule restrictedly.

petarmatic When I saw the reviews for this film I expected more then I received. Although nicely imagined, plot did not deliver what I expected. I found it a little bit unrealistic that case like this can be found in a modern day Germany. Of course, like most of European film makers, this film maker concentrated on a case which is more rare and not a regular occurrence. It is an exception in the modern Germany rather then the rule. That is what actually bothered me throughout this film.Acting was very good short of excellent.Like any film which deals with religion, this film also enters the realm of fanatic believers. In this case it is the Catholic faith. When will they make film about ISIL so we can see what a true fanaticism truly is?