Corpus Christi - Movie Reviews (2024)

Jan Komasa has risen to the podium of the most outstanding and interesting contemporary Polish filmmakers.

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Jan 17, 2024

We might be in for a sappy redemption story, but this has darker twists to come.

Full Review | Oct 17, 2022

Jan Komasa explores a crisis of spirituality and religion.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 15, 2022

One of 2019's best movies, and that is a lot to say. If Joker hadn't premiered, this would've been my best actor contender. The film is about hypocrisy and the final 10 minutes will absolutely blow your mind. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Jun 23, 2022

Bielenia is astounding in a role that requires so much nuance, and he manages to play all of those layers perfectly.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 4, 2022

It's the nature of faith beyond religion... that gives the story rhythm and liveliness. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 26, 2021

With a penetrating gaze, Bartosz Bielenia... is capable of changing like a chameleon in the middle of the same shot. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Mar 18, 2021

There's much about Bielenia's exceptional performance that sears itself into memory, but that firm, mournful gaze that adorns his face again and again is unshakeably powerful and poignant.

Full Review | Mar 1, 2021

Blessed with the soulful eyes of a martyred saint, Bielenia builds a persuasive character who tempts us to believe - and believe in - him, even when we know the truth.

Full Review | Feb 7, 2021

The power and the glory of "Corpus Christi" reside in the film's leading man, whose ineffable combination of wildness and purity makes for an absolutely electrifying central performance.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 7, 2021

With its moral opaqueness and haunting ending, it is one of the most thought-provoking films so far this year and an exciting breakthrough for both Komasa and Bielenia.

Full Review | Original Score: 87/100 | Feb 7, 2021

[Has] what could be considered one of the best final scenes I've seen in 2020. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jan 7, 2021

[Bartosz Bielenia's] performance is sublime... As for the script, it is remarkable how it discusses the subject of masculinity. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jan 4, 2021

As much high-stakes psychological thriller as Passion play, Corpus Christi is never less than riveting.

Full Review | Dec 31, 2020

A film of narrow concerns, but it expresses them with uncommon power and delicacy.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 13, 2020

Corpus Christi is a striking drama about the murky and hypocritical grounds of faith, redemption and morality. It is beautifully acted by Bartosz Bielenia and writer/director Jan Komasa admirably never goes for easy answers for his conflicts.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 12, 2020

What's remarkable about the film is the way the director handles varying degrees of moral ambiguity in the main characters. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Nov 30, 2020

A near-perfectly structured screenplay, sublime formal cinematography, and pitch-perfect naturalistic performances, including from lead actorBartosz Bielenia, whose portrayal of a young man who impersonates a priest in a town in Poland is truly superb.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 2, 2020

The political background is somewhat diluted... but it's visceral enough, and the photography is masterful. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2020

Corpus Christi is a powerful drama that has a lot to say about religion, forgiveness and redemption.

Full Review | Original Score: A | Oct 29, 2020