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Metascore
23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeySo profoundly does The Third Miracle live up to its title that Agnieszka Holland's exceptional meditation upon a priest's crisis of faith might win the endorsement of archdiocese and agnostic alike.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe problem with The Third Miracle is that it is thematically ambiguous and never lays out its position on whether it thinks saints are or are not real.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumSuggests that finding one good priest is a feasibility, but it takes a miracle to meet one as hubba-hubba as Ed Harris.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakA foreign film feel despite its strong American cast.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA flawed drama offering a rare look at the Catholic Church's canonization process.
- 63Miami HeraldMiami HeraldIt's not particularly plausible or well-developed, but it does allow the two seasoned actors to share a sexually tense, vodka-fueled scene at Helen's grave.
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThis spiritual thriller is too wooden to be taken as seriously as was clearly intended.
- 50Film.comPeter BrunetteFilm.comPeter BrunetteThe first half of The Third Miracle is very good...but the second half of the film, alas, turns into deep TV-mode.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanThe first half has a nifty B-movie feel--it's a canny little movie with a big, big theme.
- 40Film.comErnest HardyFilm.comErnest HardyA very competent film, but it barely pulls you in.