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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyIn its hectic, scattershot way, Padre Pio feels very much of the desperate present day.
- 63Slant MagazineWilliam RepassSlant MagazineWilliam RepassOffering visceral immediacy over meticulous construction, Padre Pio bristles with arresting images.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayFor those willing to stretch a little to connect with Ferrara, Padre Pio is often as rewarding as it is challenging.
- 60The Irish TimesTara BradyThe Irish TimesTara BradyThe sins and injustices of the outside world find terrible expression in St Pio of Pietrelcina’s body and imperfect expression in Ferrara’s 22nd feature.
- 38RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoPadre Pio is a therapy session for star Shia LaBeouf, intercut with a story of labor strife in a traumatized Italian village. If that sounds weird, it is, but never in a way that's consistently interesting.
- 32Paste MagazineJesse HassengerPaste MagazineJesse HassengerPadre Pio’s two halves stubbornly, constantly butt heads with each other, stories in catastrophic disharmony.
- 30The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyLaBeouf essays a rather, let’s say, contemporary Pio. And completely sinks the picture.
- 20The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinIn cinematic confession, no number of Hail Marys could make amends for this.