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mksaelens
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The Rosary Murders (1987)
Great book, terrible movie
26 November 2012 - 3 out of 16 users found this review helpful.
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by priest-turned-author William X. Kienzle. It was the first of 24 books written by Kienzle, and the only one adapted to the screen, and it's easy to see why.
The screenplay by Elmore Leonard used almost none of the material from the book, turning what could've been a really nice police procedural with a religious bent into a morality play that didn't even surface until well into the final third of the book.
Donald Sutherland played the lead role like he was in a trance, while Charles Durning's performance as Father Nabors -- the next-to-last intended victim of the killer -- did little better.
Easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
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