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Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

Summary This film portrays the life of Pope John Paul II over sixty years. Born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland, Karol "Lolek" Wojtyla would become the man ordained as a priest in 1946, then become the youngest Bishop in Poland at age 38, and soon Archbishop, then Cardinal and finally Pope, the first ever from Poland and the youngest appointed in...

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Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

Season 1 Premiere: Dec 1, 2005
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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Summary This film portrays the life of Pope John Paul II over sixty years. Born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland, Karol "Lolek" Wojtyla would become the man ordained as a priest in 1946, then become the youngest Bishop in Poland at age 38, and soon Archbishop, then Cardinal and finally Pope, the first ever from Poland and the youngest appointed in...

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
35
10% Positive
2 Reviews
30% Mixed
6 Reviews
60% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
35
10% Positive
2 Reviews
30% Mixed
6 Reviews
60% Negative
12 Reviews

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88
Kretschmann... delivers one of the finest performances seen on TV this year.
By Adam Buckman FULL REVIEW
58
This heart-tugger suffers from efficiency. [2 Dec 2005, p.74]
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40
This depiction of John Paul II as half human, half saint -- though hardly unexpected and possibly even warranted -- leaves us with a character that is less dimensional and less relatable and, consequently, less interesting.
By Barry Garron FULL REVIEW
30
Anything remotely resembling complexity and nuance has been sacrificed to cramming six decades of history into two hours of airtime, minus commercials.
By Charlie McCollum FULL REVIEW
30
Granted, the smaller time frame makes it more difficult to chronicle an 80-some-odd-year life, but what emerges is a CliffsNotes version that fastidiously avoids crowd shots (presumably to keep costs down) and struggles to create drama with its worshipful tone.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
10
Even though the life of the Polish pope... obviously is loaded with dramatic potential, the film seems listlessly uninterested in exploring it.
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
0
I think I could have written a better script during the two hours it took me to watch "Have No Fear." I think you could, too, and I don't even know you.
By Doug Elfman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Five Mile River Films
  • Lietuvos Kinostudija
Initial Release Date: Dec 1, 2005
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
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