A review of Mel Gibson's Passion. Sort of.

This is why I read The Minor Fall, The Major Lift:

According to Peggy Noonan (and fair warning here, this piece is written in her customary overcooked cadences; it's the prose equivalent of hot flashes), Pope John Paul II recently took in a screening of Mel Gibson's Passion. The Pope watched the movie at his residence, on an advance DVD (take that, Jack Valenti) and, upon completion, declared, “It is as it was.” Ms. Noonan seems to view The Pope's commentary as unique, but this is not actually the Holy Father's first foray into film criticism. Herewith some of his previous cinematic analysis:

Reservoir Dogs: “They died as they lived.”

The Piano: “One need not speak to make a sound.”

Forrest Gump: “The simple man may be the most complex.”

The English Patient: “Only love can break your heart.”

Every Which Way But Loose: “Oh my God, how fucking funny was that monkey?”

Here's the link to the real article about the Pope watching Passion.

A review of Mel Gibson's Passion. Sort of.

This is why I read The Minor Fall, The Major Lift:

According to Peggy Noonan (and fair warning here, this piece is written in her customary overcooked cadences; it's the prose equivalent of hot flashes), Pope John Paul II recently took in a screening of Mel Gibson's Passion. The Pope watched the movie at his residence, on an advance DVD (take that, Jack Valenti) and, upon completion, declared, “It is as it was.” Ms. Noonan seems to view The Pope's commentary as unique, but this is not actually the Holy Father's first foray into film criticism. Herewith some of his previous cinematic analysis:

Reservoir Dogs: “They died as they lived.”

The Piano: “One need not speak to make a sound.”

Forrest Gump: “The simple man may be the most complex.”

The English Patient: “Only love can break your heart.”

Every Which Way But Loose: “Oh my God, how fucking funny was that monkey?”

Here's the link to the real article about the Pope watching Passion.