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The Body (2001)

Drama | 109 minutes
2,53 329 votes

Genre: Drama / Thriller

Duration: 109 minuten

Country: United States / Israel / Germany

Directed by: Jonas McCord

Stars: Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams and John Shrapnel

IMDb score: 5,4 (8.687)

Releasedate: 13 April 2001

The Body plot

"It would change history and destroy the belief of millions,,,"

An archaeologist finds a crucified body in a cave in Jerusalem dating from the first century AD. A theologian arrives at the scene to investigate her find. But as news of the find spreads, the trouble begins.

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Father Matt Gutierrez

Sharon Golban

Father Walter Winstead

Moshe Cohen

Father Lavelle

Cardinal Pesci

Dr. Sproul

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rcuppen79

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Cheap, international thriller that nevertheless managed to get the famous actor Antonio Banderas for the lead role. And that is immediately the strongest point of this film, because a lesser actor could have turned the character Matt Guitierrez into an emotionless priest and thus ruined the entire film. Banderas, however, is in excellent shape and thanks to the fascinating script and the reasonable acting of the rest of the cast, this film manages to entertain for more than an hour and a half.

The scheming of the Catholic Church is the pinnacle of this film, and you wonder how things would actually turn out if the body of Christ were actually found (if not long ago). British veteran Derek Jacobi plays a nice supporting role as a priest who doubts his faith when he sees the tomb of Christ. The film was shot in Israel.

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blurp194

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Banderas, Williams, even Derek Jacobi in the cast. Vilmos Zsigmond as DOP. An interesting idea for the story, and the perfect location for it. How could that possibly go wrong, you might ask.

I think we can pretty much blame that entirely on Jonas McCord – who not only directed but also adapted the underlying book into a script, and by the looks of it found the necessary adjustments necessary. So, to his credit are both Banderas’s poor performance, where he is fumbling around like crazy, and the dreadful lines he is given to deliver.

The timing and editing are off as well. Zsigmond's hand is still clearly visible, but the epic images he managed to create didn't end up at the key moments of the story, leaving too little impact.

Too bad. You would hope for a remake, someday, because the concept is definitely interesting enough to deserve a better film.

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