DVD Review

The Nativity Story (2007)

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Release Date: Dec 01, 2006; Rated: PG; DVD Release Date: Mar 20, 2007; Genre: Drama; With: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Oscar Isaac; Distributor: New Line

By Hannah Tucker

Mary (Whale Rider's Castle-Hughes) and Joseph (Oscar Isaac) await the birth of baby Jesus and make the treacherous trip to Bethlehem in the visually stunning yet unadventurous Nativity Story. The tale is dramatic and even frightening (Herod's slaughter of infant boys is brutal, if carefully edited), but the characters are placid to the point of being maddeningly dull. Those wondering how director Catherine Hardwicke went from Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown to this mediocre epic will be disappointed: There's no commentary, or any Extras. C

Posted Mar 16, 2007

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