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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Arizona RepublicKerry LengelArizona RepublicKerry LengelIt’s an enjoyable ride, but probably not one you need to take twice.
- 70The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIts intentions are, to some degree, corrective: It mocks some of the popular corruptions of faith so as to invite the audience to reflect upon what real faith might be.
- 58The PlaylistRuss FischerThe PlaylistRuss FischerThis is ninety minutes of comic actors having a genial go at middle-of-the-road material. It doesn’t have any guts, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t funny.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThere’s a sense that the goings-on are more quirky than comical.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe expected satire of religious gullibility and charlatanism proves toothless; worse, a cast of very funny people is given very little funny to do.
- 42The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloBoth Rockwell and Clement are back for the latest Hess production, Don Verdean, which can’t even work up enough comic energy to be considered bad.
- 38Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaIf the film is any indication, Jared and Jerusha Hess remain committed to clotting up the screen with ostensibly charming "eccentricity."
- 30Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe religious charlatans who are the primary characters in Don Verdean are ripe for comic deflation, but the film’s unsteady tone has no discernible target.
- 20Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlRockwell is charmless in a role that seems to be written that way.