Corpus Christi

Unusual story about young religious crook kept me in constant strain while watching this movie. Overall great film, kinda disappointed by the end but it made me think about it all the evening "what happened next?".

I thought this was quite a good film. Its pretty memorable, mainly for the ending - the very end is somewhat haunting, though brutal. I wouldn't recommend it to people especially squeamish about bloody violence, so be warned. There isn't a large amount of said violence throughout the film but it certainly does provide impact, when it is present. It is quite a thoughtful film, with some good dialogue and the like. It is pretty sobering and certainly a bit gritty but its a worthwhile watch certainly, so I'd recommend it, yes.

Bartosz Bielenia's performance is just excellent. His eyes are instrumental in getting involved with his character: his stare is hypnotic and profound. 'Corpus Christi' examines faith, youth problems, and the arduous task of forgiving with an engaging and incredible story.

(Mauro Lanari) It comes, a couple of years late, from ultra-Catholic Poland, yet it would be reductive to consider it a film on religious faith: it deals with a theme shared by laity and atheists, that of the difficulty in discerning what is good and right, beautiful and true. Screenplay of a disarming unpredictability, it bewilders from the first to the last sequence. And that's really fine.

This film gives the indications, but naturally, it's obligatory to ask why an impostor, despite his convincing motivations, decided to pose as a priest. But this about how faith is ambiguous and religion hypocritical. Corpus Christi addresses both issues in a good way, and although I was not very happy with its closure, the truth is that I did enjoy it.