Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

GazerRise Fantastic!

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

movie reviews *** This review may contain spoilers ***I am gay and have known a couple gay priests so can evaluate this movie fairly well. Adam a closeted priest (is there any other option?) has trouble with his libido around young men---he is decent and does good work so the church just moves him around when anything questionable happens. The movie implies he is not completely innocent but after all human. He meets his true love whom he convinces to become a priest? (In final scene).I found some of the things distracting there are far too many group scenes in the first hour or so with scene after scene with a dozen boys talking at the same time....I really dislike this method of plot story development as it is frankly irritating. It is supposed to show the hectic atmosphere of this half way house from reform school. One or two such scenes would have been plenty--besides being annoying to take in; it makes the story line harder to follow.The movie is very pro-church perhaps only in Poland would such a movie be made... The couple priests I knew had no trouble being sexually active and frequenting gay bars playing pool with donation quarters etc...The "happy" ending is kind of corny...Indicating I suppose the Adam is a first and eventually gay priests will be married including to each other. Symbolism was literally spelled out in this movie with the T-shirt logos...and the Niagra supermarket being burned down by Adams lover---can't stop the force of so much water/love etc I suppose...The scenery has a touch of the digital to it but not in a bad way it actually enhances things the most perfect Polish countryside you'll never see....the light touch is key here. When ever trees have all their leaves moving is a give away.I like to see incidental gay characters not tragic problematic gay dramas no matter how real they are they....we are finally starting to see more of this thank God.Over all if you are pro religion this is a good thoughtful movie...it is too pro organized religion they are made out a bit too perfect also Adam is too perfect. I prefer thinking of them putting donation quarters in pool tables. That is the reality I witnessed.Recommend

Armand it can be beautiful, strange or ambiguous. courageous or to close by blasphemy. in fact, it is only impressive. cold and bitter, gray and strange, it is not exactly a love story but image of a self definition fight. the theme makes difference not for the story itself but for the status of ingredient in a Polish movie. and the most important virtue , in this case, is the performance who sustain not only the story but the intentions of director. it is not easy to say if it is a good or bad film. because, after its end, important remains only the feeling. a kind of emotion who makes the film to be part of your memories. and image of an isle in which nothing can be clear, nothing has solution or roots. a film about solitude of choices. and that is all.

zzbigniew Wonderful treatment of the charged subject of men who love men in Catholic society and within the church in particular. Subtle script,phenomenal acting, and a very gentle approach to the characters and their humanness. Last but not least, every shot is a masterpiece of composition, lighting, and attention to colors and details. Undoubtedly this film presents a heretofore taboo topic and offers a human and livable solution to the real-life misery that so many men who love men have experienced over the ages, especially in conservative societies. Throughout the film I thought of it as one that only describes but prescribed a reality that it helps emerge by depicting it as an option. The main protagonist is so lovable and good-intentioned that it comes could really provide as a cobblestone on the path to social change vis-a-vis homophobia.

euroGary If I tell you the plot of Polish film 'W Imię...' (English title: 'In the Name of') centres around a priest posted to a boys' reform school, you'll probably be able to guess what the rest of the story is about - and you'll be right. Following a scandal involving an altar boy, the church authorities see fit to send worn-looking Father Adam to a place where he'll spend all day surrounded by husky youths who prefer to do their chores sans shirts - well, what could go wrong? The inevitable duly happens - whilst fending off the advances of a colleague's statuesque wife, the closeted Adam finds himself attracted to one lad in particular...... however, said lad is a local village youth, so while there are obviously betrayal-of-trust issues, it's not as bad as if Father Adam was casting covetous glances at one of the boys in his care. And the boy concerned, Łukasz (whose nickname of 'Humpty' is at odds with his svelte body) has enough facial scurf that he should be comfortably above the age of consent, whatever that may be in Poland. (He's also an arsonist - can Adam pick 'em, or what?)One complaint: the amount of insect life in this film. Indeed, there are so many flies buzzing around in almost every scene it's like the village is in the middle of some biblical plague. But that apart, I enjoyed this. It's a slow-moving film, but in a good way: while there are scenes that are unexplained (eg: a religious procession; the sudden appearance of a bandage on Father Adam's hand), the viewer does not get a sense of wasted time nor of needless padding; the story progresses at its own pace, and the viewer happily follows along. While Catholics may have a problem with the subject matter - not to mention Adam's drunken dance with a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI - if they can get past that they'll find an engrossing human interest drama - and one that provides a surprise twist in the very last frame.