Luther: Critic Reviews

Heady theological badminton, as vigorously thoughtful as it is piously historical.

As the film veers uncertainly between meticulous historical recapitulation and shameless hokum, it brings enough characters to populate a mini-series.

It's just unfortunate that a movie about such a daring man ultimately takes few risks.

Curiously flat.

Deadly material, full of self-righteousness and devoid of balance.

A glossy but unimaginative dramatization of the man's life.

A few too many amateurish techniques and oversimplified confrontations hold Luther back a notch or two from greatness, and stamp it instead as entertaining Lutheran cheerleading.

... I anticipated that Luther himself would be an inspiring figure, filled with the power of his convictions. What we get is an apologetic outsider with low self-esteem, who reasons himself into a role he has little taste for.

The film short-hands a lot of stuff, but it's gripping for a while.

An entertaining history lesson.

Even with Joseph Fiennes as a visceral, intellectual Martin Luther, the latest bigscreen take on the Christian reformer proceeds like a stultifying history pageant rather than a movie with a pulse of its own.

An unholy mess.

More professional and competent than inspiring.

Luther is rarely presented as anything other than a preacher. He preaches even in casual conversation.

About as swashbuckling as a history lesson gets.

Shot on 100 locations in three countries and outfitted with impressive props, costumes, art direction and medieval streets, Luther makes up for what it lacks in vigorous storytelling with such production values.

After a summer of numbing mindlessness, there is something frankly refreshing about a movie that deals even superficially with as significant a figure as the rebellious 16th century theologian Martin Luther.

even with apparent lack of objectivity, LUTHER proves to be more interesting and more accurate depiction of history than anything recently produced by Hollywood

Interessante por natureza (o tema e fascinante), o filme perde pontos pela frieza da narrativa e por simplificar ideias e alguns acontecimentos fundamentais na vida de Lutero.

It glosses over the brilliant monk's dark side and ignores his prejudices completely.

An effective history lesson, but not nearly riveting enough to be as entertaining as it is earnest.