The Celestine Prophecy (film) explained

The Celestine Prophecy
Director:Armand Mastroianni
Screenplay:
Producer:Barnet Bain
Starring:
Cinematography:R. Michael Givens
Editing:Maysie Hoy
Music:Nuno Malo
Distributor:Celestine Films LLC
Runtime:99 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$1.5 million[1] [2]

The Celestine Prophecy is a 2006 American film directed by Armand Mastroianni and starring Matthew Settle, Thomas Kretschmann, and Sarah Wayne Callies. The film is based on James Redfield's best-selling novel of the same name. Because the book sold over 23 million copies[3] since its publication and has thus become one of the best-selling books of all time, Redfield had expected the film to be a success.[4] However, the film was widely panned by critics and was a box office failure, with a total worldwide gross of $1.5 million.

Cast

Plot

Having lost his job as a middle school teacher, John Woodson (Matthew Settle) finds himself at a turning point in his life. He takes a vacation to Peru, where he spends his time exploring and searching for the ninth scroll, lost from a set of eight ancient texts, rumored to reveal the future of humanity.

Reception

Box office

The Celestine Prophecy grossed $1.2 million in North America and $286,444[2] in other countries for a worldwide total of $1.5 million.

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 4% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 2.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Adapted from the bestselling self-help tome, The Celestine Prophesy is indifferently directed and acted, and its plotting is virtually tension-free."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 23 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6]

Film critic Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle called the film "clumsy -- not merely unconventional but awkward in its narrative development and dialogue", and added: "characters are sketched in shallow terms".[7] In his top ten list of the worst films of 2006, LaSalle called it a "misbegotten film, an awkward, undramatic effort", and ranked it third on the list.[8] Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times said "the movie is flatly acted and extremely ill-paced, lacking any sense of urgency, momentum or fun".[9]

Bibliography

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Celestine Prophecy (2006) . . Nash Information Services, LLC . October 20, 2012.
  2. Web site: The Celestine Prophecy (2006) . . . October 20, 2012.
  3. Dubecki, Larissa. Addressed to the nines, picking up good vibrations, The Age, March 22, 2008. Accessed September 30, 2008.
  4. News: Caine . Barry . Looking for enlightment in all the wrong places . . April 28, 2006 . March 24, 2018.
  5. Web site: The Celestine Prophecy (2006) . . . March 24, 2018.
  6. Web site: The Celestine Prophecy Reviews . . . March 24, 2018.
  7. [Mick LaSalle]
  8. [Mick LaSalle]
  9. Olsen, Mark. The Celestine Prophecy, Los Angeles Times, July 21, 2006. Accessed September 30, 2008.