I caught this movie the other night after seeing it many years ago. As a Catholic, movies about the Church don't bother me, they bore me. This film is just a poor film that exploits tired clichés about the Church (the Vatican Bank is run by the Mafia, the Pope, cardinals or anyone who works at the Vatican are corrupt, etc.). It's the equivalent of watching a movie about accountants (of which I am one) and they portray all accountants as boring, unfunny, etc. All this movie does is waste perfectly good film. Compared tothis, Plan 9 From Outer Space should have won an Oscar. Back in the time period of the film, a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church would never have worn the expensive suits/street clothes that Christopher Reeve wore. They would not have been allowed. The whole movie was far-fetched. Hollywood loves to portray the Church in a negative light and they did so with this one.
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