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Tom Wilkinson, as ever, gives a performance that is as natural and believable - and likable - as anything he's done before or since.
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His fall and redemption, the center of the story, comes across with an earnestness that steers clear of sensationalism, despite the loaded message of the movie. As Father Greg, Linus Roche gives a searing, searching performance as the young tormented priest. As might be expected, the Church's higher ups have little patience for this sort of talk - and the congregation itself shuns Father Greg turning mass into an explosive show of blind eyed fanaticism. During all of this the older priest, Father Matthew, preaches of "the trappings of power" that the Church has saddled itself with - and how the trappings have gotten in the way of the message of God, of love, of tolerance, of patience and compassion. Eventually, this information becomes a test of faith for Father Greg as he questions his spirituality, the laws of the church and God himself. The real heart of this picture occurs in the confessional when a desperate young girl tells of ongoing sexual abuse at the hands of her father.
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A casual pick up turns into an affair which in turn becomes a personal and professional disaster as an equally intolerant society pushes him towards wrongful arrest and a verdict of "guilty." Father Greg becomes the object of derision and hatred by the bigoted, close minded community, itself a reflection of all the young priest exhibited in but a show of intolerance and sanctimoniousness. Try as he might, Father Greg, pious and as intolerant as ever, cannot suppress his sexuality and takes to the gay bar scene. Clashes and airs of superiority from Father Greg set up, almost calculatedly, his crushing and inevitable fall from grace. This is the story of Father Greg Pilkington, an idealistic young priest appalled by the liberal-thinking, older priest he shares a congregation with. 11 years after its release, I finally got around to watching one of 1994's most controversial films.