Roland Joffé remains the thick, ponderous director who made The Mission and The Killing Fields. It takes some time to see that this lavish but feeble drama set mostly in the Spanish Civil War is a chapel candle for Josemaría Escrivá, founder of the rightist Catholic organization Opus Dei. Charlie Cox plays him as a sweet saint who forgives his best friend for becoming an atheist killer and spy. Helpful narration, robust music, and melodramatic flashbacks form a mural of dated devices, including lines like “In those days, death was part of life,” a weeping Madonna statue, and a raped “angel.” Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Ana Torrent, Geraldine Chaplin and, as an adorable confectioner, Derek Jacobi. (2011) — David Elliott
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