The New Yorker's Verdict? Three Thumbs Down!

[snip] Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people, except at Columbia Pictures, where the power lunches won’t even be half-started. The Catholic Church has nothing to fear from this film. It is not just tripe. It is self-evident, spirit-lowering tripe that could not conceivably cause a single member of the flock to turn aside from the faith. [snip] Well, if he only knew how little some folks know of the faith, he might not have written that last sentence.