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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 2/14

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2/14: If I told you Martin Scorsese directed The Last Temptation of Christ, you wouldn't believe me.

But he did. Clocking at 164 minutes, the film is so boring that it resembles a slow-paced Movie of the Week on some religious television station. Since I'm only adhering to the cinéaste point of view, it doesn't make a difference whether I'm an atheist or not because The Last Temptation of Christ isn't entertaining or interesting as compared to Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments.

Oddly, this film engendered some controversy for showing questionable content. Hmm, maybe those who were offended need some secular education to develop their brains a bit more? The re-enactment of the supernatural moments looks silly anyway. At least, Willem Dafoe has done a great job of playing Jesus Christ. But Harvey Keitel...um, nice hair, not.

All in all, The Last Temptation of Christ is like a bad acid trip and asking afterwards: "What the hell was that?"