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(1 - 20) of 20 OFCS Rating: 68% Fresh Page   1   "Valiente cinta, bien lograda y de soberbia actuación, aunque el tema será muy cuestionado y habrá quien la cuestione por lidiar con las temáticas de lo injustificable."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez C+ "It made for an emotionally hair-pulling ride, without benefit of much intellectual give and take."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "All the well-meaningness in the world can't erase the fact that The Believer feels like a 12-Step Program for the Jewish Nazi."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A- "Such an incredibly ironic turn of events practically begs to be made into a film, and first-time director Henry Bean guides this one very well."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider A- "An eccentric, difficult film, posing questions it can't answer, expecting viewers to be satisfied -- nay, fulfilled -- by a conflict with no resolution."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov B- "Thanks to Gosling's fearless performance it's a powerfully unsettling portrait of an enigmatic, rather terrifying but also pathetic personality."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek D+ "The Believer is nothing but a cheap-indie, not merely in its production values, which would be forgivable, but in its tone and style."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3.5/4 "The most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-Semitism and neo-fascism."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth B+ "this polarizing film deserves a wider audience"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit 8/10 "Without question, The Believer is a thought-provoking film that will spur discussion and, in some cases, argument."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2.5/4 "The underlying premise of The Believer is simple and understandable to any one of us who have grown indifferent to many of the teachings we accepted with such naiveté, such open hopeful hearts throughout our early education."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller B+ "Henry Bean's thoughtful screenplay provides no easy answers, but offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "A powerful, inflammatory film about religion that dares to question an ancient faith, and about hatred that offers no easy, comfortable resolution."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character, a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3.5/5 "Credit must certainly be given to Ryan Gosling for an intense performance here, but The Believer sometimes feels padded in order to fill in the space around his character."   Daily-Reviews   Mike Pinsky B+ "Ryan Gosling is, in a word, brilliant as the conflicted Daniel."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 2.5/5 "The Believer is packed to the gills with various speeches and lectures and theological bantering. Much of it ends with someone getting a baseball bat to the head."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg 1.5/4 "A sham construct based on theory, sleight-of-hand, and ill-wrought hypothesis."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "...writer-director Henry Bean seems to be working out his own conflicts without any firm compass, and that leaves a distaste for a film that is consistently offensive and ultimately irresponsible."   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 20) of 20 OFCS Rating: 68% Fresh Page   1