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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIt is inspirational in characterizing how people from such diverse cultures share the same human and spiritual needs.
- 60Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanA tad preachy and more than a little bit sanctimonious.
- 50VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasRousing, family-friendly item has a big, epic look and state-of-the-art visual effects, which help to make pic -- a high-profile example of the mainstreaming of Christian entertainment.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickEasier to sit through than the typical, earnest Christian movie.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklySlick, fact-based, missionary-themed drama.
- 40Los Angeles TimesJan StuartLos Angeles TimesJan StuartThe whole trippy experience is like being held at gunpoint by a Jehovah's Witness at the front door while George Gobel holds forth in the living room on Nickelodeon.
- 40Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkStrangely coy about its denominational allegiance.
- 40The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinMovies don't get much more wholesome and earnest than The Other Side Of Heaven, a handsomely mounted but empty-headed drama that attempts to do for fresh-faced Mormon missionaries what Top Gun did for cocky fighter pilots.
- 40L.A. WeeklyRon StringerL.A. WeeklyRon StringerA fine specimen of clean-cut Mormon family entertainment, but it may also be a step in the wrong direction for the fledgling production company.
- 38Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleThe film is supposed to be about tolerance, but the only acceptance comes in terms of how the islanders accept the Mormon teachings. Somehow, that doesn't quite feel divine.