The Good Catholic

What's annoying in this otherwise well-meaning movie is how the barbs become a kind of armor against real feeling, and the bland direction offers nothing.

Mr. Spicer's earnest performance bolsters many of the weaker spots in Mr. Shoulberg's script.

It's a small film in every way, but I found it riveting.

A man of the cloth facing a crisis of faith, particularly one provoked by an attractive woman, covers some well-trod dramatic territory and the director doesn't do much to update this borderline biblical scenario.

[Writer/director Paul Shoulberg] never shies away from the religious aspects of the story but at the same time gives the film enough air from outside the church to give the tale wider appeal.

Despite The Good Catholic's interesting macro approach compared to other films of its ilk, it's far less successful on a micro level.