This adaptation of a Francise Rivers' novel feels a little heavy-handed at times, but works, largely do to an outstanding performance by 11-year-old Liana Liberato.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 21, 2019

Defects in the story are bad enough, but other issues truly doom The Last Sin Eater.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 3, 2007

The story has enough mystery and drama to keep the attention of any audience.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Feb 25, 2007

It has earnestness but not a lot of conviction...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 16, 2007

Squanders its good intentions with its numbingly bloated 140-minute running time.

Full Review | Feb 15, 2007

...[an] ambitious but sappy saga...the redemptive vibes are unevenly at work in this tepid tale of sin and salvation.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 10, 2007

Unfortunately for God-fearing youths in desperate need of counseling on the horrors of sin-eating, [Cadi's] spiritual awakening will likely put audiences to sleep.

| Original Score: 1/6 | Feb 10, 2007

| Original Score: C- | Feb 10, 2007

As a window into an older culture, or an evening's entertainment with the family, you could certainly do worse.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 9, 2007

Marred by a certain awkward earnestness.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 9, 2007

The Last Sin Eater is close to nature and boasts many of the elements we expect from solid family entertainment, albeit with tragic overtones that keep the story grounded in a rich emotional context.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 9, 2007

The special effects look like they were executed on somebody's laptop.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 9, 2007

The film's rhythm drags. And [director] Landon uses the 'when in doubt, pump up the score' method for signaling Cadi's emotions.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 9, 2007

Folks wanting to hear the usual New Testament message will be pleased; others may feel that the tension dissolves in homilies and wish the main character weren't led around by a blonde-haired little angel in a white dress.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 9, 2007

A strong story is hindered here by on-the-nose dialogue and melodramatic delivery that makes it seem more like a pulpit-pounding sermon than a slyly subtle parable.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 9, 2007

At its best, the low-budget Last Sin Eater achieves some powerful moments.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 9, 2007

The Last Sin Eater is religious art for mainstream consumption.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 9, 2007

A watchable film for adults, though torturously glacial for kids.

| Feb 9, 2007

Perversely fascinating as a cultural document, but as a movie it's simply dreadful.

| Original Score: D | Feb 9, 2007

An ambitious movie, but maybe a bit too ambitious as it becomes three movies crammed into one.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 8, 2007