Numerical average of these graded scores: 61.8 (out of 100)
Average score is 2.5 stars out of 4, or a "C+"
RottenTomatoes.com freshness score: 56%
9 reviews counted: 5 positive; 4 negative
[In the table below, the column labeled "RT.c" shows a plus or minus sign, indicating whether the RottenTomatoes.com website rated the review mainly positive (+) or negative (-). Reviews with nothing in the "RT.c" column (that is, they have no plus or minus by them, were not catalogued by the RottenTomatoes.com website, and are not included in the RottenTomatoes.com score.]
| Source | Review Author | RT.c | Grade | Grade as # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate Online | Gregory Avery | + | 9/10 | 90 |
| Medvidia | Michael Medved | 3 1/2 stars (out of 4) | 88 | |
| Las Vegas Weekly | Mel Parkinson | B+ | 84 | |
| Utah County Daily Herald (Land of Eric) | Eric D. Snider | + | B+ | 84 |
| Steve Rhodes' Internet Reviews | Steve Rhodes | + | 8/10 | 80 |
| Boxoffice Magazine (DVD review) | Wade Major | 4/5 | 78 | |
| Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | Audrey Rock-Richardson | + | 4/5 | 78 |
| Wichita Eagle / Knight Ridder News Service | Bob Curtright | 3/4 | 75 | |
| Memphis Commercial Appeal | John Beifuss | 3/4 | 75 | |
| San Antonio Prime Time Newspapers | Bob Polunksy | 3/4 | 75 | |
| Deseret News | Jeff Vice | 3 stars (out of 4) | 75 | |
| TempleSquare.com | Chris | 3/4 | 75 | |
| Grading The Movies | Rod Gustafson | + | B | 75 |
| Ogden Standard-Examiner | Steve Salles | 2 1/2 stars (out of 4) | 63 | |
| rec.arts.movies.reviews | E. Benjamin Kelsey | - | 2 1/2 stars (out of 4) | 63 |
| Salt Lake Tribune | Sean P. Means | 2 1/2 stars (out of 4) | 63 | |
| Entertainment Weekly Vol. 1, Iss. 570, 24 Nov. 2000, pg. 55 | Scott Brown | C+ | 59 | |
| Baseline.Hollywood.com | Ted Murphy | 3 stars (out of 5) | 56 | |
| eye WEEKLY | Jason Anderson | 2 stars (out of 4) | 50 | |
| Movie Parables | Michael Elliott | - | 2/4 | 50 |
| Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | - | 1 1/2 stars (out of 4) | 38 |
| Seattle Times | John Hartl | 1 1/2 stars (out of 4) | 38 | |
| Winston-Salem Journal | Mark Burger | 1 1/2 stars (out of 4) | 38 | |
| Boston Herald | Paul Sherman | - | 1.5/4 | 38 |
| Haro-Online | Mongoose | Not That Good | 33 | |
| Snack Bar | Adam J. Hakari | - | 1/4 | 25 |
| New York Times | Lawrence Van Gelder | - | 1.5/5 | 23 |
The following reviews did not include a "grade," but they were given a "fresh" or "rotten" rating (+ or -) by RottenTomatoes.com:
| Source | Review Author | RT.c |
|---|---|---|
| Spirituality and Health | Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat | + |
| Source | Reviewer | pos/neg |
|---|---|---|
| New York Press | Matt Zoller Seitz | positive |
| Salt Lake Tribune | Robert Kirby | positive |
| Meridian Magazine | Jonathan Walker | positive |
| BeliefNet.com | Eugene England | positive |
| The Daily Universe (BYU) | Brinton Wilkins | positive |
| Nauvoo.com | Geoffrey Card | positive |
| NetXNews (Utah Valley Community College) | Scott Champion | positive |
| MoviePicks.org | Glen C. Griffin and Matt Lemmon | positive |
| L.A. Weekly | Ron Stringer | positive |
| Los Angeles Times/N.Y. Times News Service | Kathleen Craughwell | positive |
| About.com LDS Forum | Melanie Griffith | positive |
| Arizona Daily Star | Gene Armstrong | positive |
| Calgary Sun/Jam! Showbiz | Lisa Wilton | positive |
| Kansas City Star | Robert W. Butler | positive |
| Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Philip Martin | positive |
| Houston Chronicle | positive | |
| Anchorage Press | Brenda Sokolowski | positive |
| Boxoffice Magazine/Entertainment Today | Wade Major | positive |
| Variety | Scott Foundas | mixed |
| Wasatch County Courier | Kerry Ellen Pate | negative |
| Philadelphia City Paper | Sam Adams | negative |
| Varsity Review (University of Toronto) | Kori Golding | negative |
| Las Vegas City Life | Anthony Del Valle | "bomb" |
| Phoenix New Times | M. V. Moorhead | |
| Village Voice | Michael Atkinson | |
| Denver Rocky Mountain News | Robert Denerstein | |
| Dallas Morning News | Philip Wuntch | |
| San Antonio Express-News | Larry Ratliff | |
| Orlando Sentinel | Roger Moore | |
| The Edmonton Journal | David Staples | |
| The Edmonton Journal | Marc Horton | |
| iFilmpro.com | Jeffrey Hirsch |