"I was seven years old the first time I tasted semen" is actually the "startling opening line" that begins this story slightly mis-marketed as a whosgonnadoit which instead is about one good man trying to put his life in order in a cruel world.
Despite an excellent central performance from Brendan Gleeson who is a priest threatened with death by a mysterious parishioner in his small, sleepy Irish community, unfortunately I was as detached from the central story as Gleeson must remain from the stories and sins he hears in the confessional.
Calvary rode in on a wave of glowing 5 star reviews but the impact was as non-existent as the horsemen or roast dinner that I confused the title with.
3 stars
I would've put 4, I think. More engaged than yourself, but it was definitely depressing!
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