[Juliet] Stevenson plays Mother Teresa from age 35 to 70 with a believability and resonance that radiates from within. The depth of conviction and humility which she imbues in the character took my breath away... Powerful fragility at its finest.

| Nov 29, 2019

Instead, what we have here is a fair, melodramatic biopic that underwhelms when compared to what truly great work Mother Teresa accomplished.

| Aug 6, 2018

The film presents a meek and mild story which emphasises a cloying niceness, and even brings a rosy hue to the extreme suffering of the poor in India.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 23, 2016

A tale of two Mother Teresa's: On the brink of Vatican sainthood just announced, holy healer or 'hell's angel'? Expect an essentially nuance-free infomercial embrace of the former, despite ironic inklings of nun feminism challenging male church authority.

| Mar 26, 2016

It's refreshing to encounter the occasional movie character who is blessedly devoid of guile. For that matter, it's also a relief to attend a film where we're not expected to hiss and throw our popcorn at the screen the moment a Catholic priest appears.

| Original Score: 3 of 5 | Mar 24, 2016

The movie's writing, direction and acting are not alone in blowing. Ciaran Hope's overwrought score sounds like a mashup of music from hokey old biblical pictures. If a duller, less inspired film hits the cineplex this season, it will be a miracle.

| Dec 9, 2015

A warts-and-all biopic which reveals Mother Teresa as a tortured soul who felt abandoned by the same God she served so selflessly.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 5, 2015

"The Letters" is a beautiful and deeply moving tribute to the self-sacrificing Mother Teresa.

| Dec 4, 2015

Ms. Stevenson is effective and credible in the role. And "The Letters" is worth viewing for people of all faiths.

| Dec 4, 2015

Teresa is simply portrayed as a dedicated servant of God, while whatever internal struggle she dealt with remains told, not shown.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 4, 2015

This is a revealing study of a woman who was one thing to the world but something completely different to herself, with a fine performance by Juliet Stevenson

| Original Score: 9/10 | Dec 4, 2015

Good intentions alone can't salvage this aggressively heavy-handed Mother Teresa biopic that perhaps could use some divine filmmaking intervention.

| Dec 4, 2015

Her work made her one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th century, but The Letters is far too preoccupied with the bureaucratic minutiae of her journey.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 4, 2015

Underwhelming biopic about the extraordinary Mother Teresa.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 4, 2015

Bound to disappoint, especially considering the absolutely wasted and bungled potential. Quite possibly the most boring and dramatically inert movie you'll see all year. (Full Content Review for Parents -- Violence, etc. -- also available)

| Dec 4, 2015

A drama in which belief is reduced to well-meaning but inert treacle.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Dec 4, 2015

Even Mother Teresa's harshest detractors might say she deserves a better biopic than The Letters

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Dec 4, 2015

Her accomplishments are even more impressive once we learn how fiercely she wrestled with God.

| Original Score: B | Dec 4, 2015

Struggles aren't ignored here; they're just surmounted with patience and devotion. That may be a good strategy in life, but it can be static to watch on screen.

| Dec 3, 2015

A biopic about Mother Teresa could have easily been a self-important slog, yet William Riead's "The Letters" proves a stirring and absorbing if not quite definitive drama.

| Dec 3, 2015