Sundance. Longford.

"A crime that shocked a nation becomes the touchstone for a social campaigner's test of his Christian beliefs in Longford, another powerful exercise in dramatized 'reimagining' by The Queen scribe Peter Morgan," writes Derek Elley in Variety.

"It's inspiring to see faith in action taken seriously, and a reminder that religion has its share of saints as well as hypocrites," writes Annie Frisbie for Zoom In Online.

For background on "one of the most engrossing of the new British films," see David Thomson's recent piece for the LA Weekly.

Andrew Haydon saw it on the UK's Channel 4 back in November and, writing for Culture Wars, found a few problems.

Coverage of the coverage: The Park City Index.

Posted by dwhudson at January 25, 2007 1:15 PM