Wall Street JournalCharts the hero's spiritual journey, and his Rambo-esque exploits, without offering a scintilla of mature perspective on his...
The New York TimesThe story, written by Jason Keller, lurches and wanders, and the filmmakers seem flummoxed by its ethical and political comp...
Los Angeles TimesHaving such a complicated man as a central character is a blessing and a curse for the filmmakers, and the movie struggles b...
USA TodayPerhaps if the role had been played by an actor capable of conveying greater complexity, it could have been moving. But the ...
New York PostAn utterly bungled opportunity to show how a soul gets rebuilt through Christian faith.
Richard RoeperIt's probably Gerard Butler's best and most complete performance to date in one of the more inspirational stories of the yea...
The Philadelphia InquirerChilders' deeds are presented simply as heroic. By the end of Machine Gun Preacher, its title character has become a cartoon...
The Boston Globe"Machine Gun Preacher'' is crude and ham-handed from its ridiculous title on down, but it still gets to some interesting pla...
San Francisco ChronicleSomewhere in the middle of this 127-minute film, the energy drops out, and Forster never quite gets it back.
Washington PostThe Lord may work in mysterious ways, but "Machine Gun Preacher" is downright confounding.
Chicago Sun-TimesIf the Lord moves in mysterious ways, his wonders to unfold, rarely can he have worked more mysteriously than in the case of...
ReelViewsMachine Gun Preacher uses the "real-life" story of Sam Childers (Gerard Butler) as the framework for a movie that is part dr...
Film FractureWhen you think of an emotional drama based on real events a title like Machine Gun Preacher may not be the first choice for ...
Hollywood ReporterAn impressively heroic true-life story that unfortunately doesn’t go far enough in examining its unusual hero.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Marc Forster
Writer: Jason Keller
Studio: Relativity Media
Cast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker
Release: September 23, 2011
Writer: Jason Keller
Studio: Relativity Media
Cast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker
Release: September 23, 2011
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