Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

donwc1996 This film is absolutely superb obviously made by an individual who is a true artist because every scene was like a painting they were so perfectly framed. And within these beautiful frames is the story of a handsome, sexy priest who is attracted to a handsome sexy man and guess what folks? As a recovering Catholic I can attest the fact that many priests are gay and even the current pope when faced with the issue was non-committal, stating that it was between the man and his Creator which I thought was a way of the final admission of the reality of the priesthood in the Catholic church. The fact that the priest's lover himself becomes a priest is simply further testimony to the fact that there are priests who are in love and are able to carry on a relationship within the boundaries of the church. I am at a loss to understand why men would choose to become priests knowing they are attracted to men but apparently according to the latest findings almost all men going into the priesthood are gay and that eventually gays will take over the church. Now that's something to think about.

zzbigniew Wonderful treatment of the charged subject of men who love men in Catholic society and within the church in particular. Subtle script,phenomenal acting, and a very gentle approach to the characters and their humanness. Last but not least, every shot is a masterpiece of composition, lighting, and attention to colors and details. Undoubtedly this film presents a heretofore taboo topic and offers a human and livable solution to the real-life misery that so many men who love men have experienced over the ages, especially in conservative societies. Throughout the film I thought of it as one that only describes but prescribed a reality that it helps emerge by depicting it as an option. The main protagonist is so lovable and good-intentioned that it comes could really provide as a cobblestone on the path to social change vis-a-vis homophobia.

jim smith Andrej Chyra (Father Adam), Mateusz Koskiukiewicz (the tongue-tied Lukasz) and Tomas Schuchard (the streetwise Blondie)are superb. But this is writer/director Malgorzata Szumowski's film and it is original, fresh. It proves once again the power of art to make sympathetic a character you wouldn't have believed was worthy of consideration based on the facts alone. I mean the conscience-tormented Father Adam who is enveloped in a haze of homoeroticism generated by the late-teenage youths at a Polish reformatory camp. Given the emotional and affectional undernourishment among both the adults and the youths it is unsurprising that desire emerges here and there. But Father Adam is no predator pedophile exploiting altar boys. He is a sincere man devoted to the well-being of his wards and his temptations come in the form of youths past the age of consent played by actors well-past that age.

euroGary If I tell you the plot of Polish film 'W Imię...' (English title: 'In the Name of') centres around a priest posted to a boys' reform school, you'll probably be able to guess what the rest of the story is about - and you'll be right. Following a scandal involving an altar boy, the church authorities see fit to send worn-looking Father Adam to a place where he'll spend all day surrounded by husky youths who prefer to do their chores sans shirts - well, what could go wrong? The inevitable duly happens - whilst fending off the advances of a colleague's statuesque wife, the closeted Adam finds himself attracted to one lad in particular...... however, said lad is a local village youth, so while there are obviously betrayal-of-trust issues, it's not as bad as if Father Adam was casting covetous glances at one of the boys in his care. And the boy concerned, Łukasz (whose nickname of 'Humpty' is at odds with his svelte body) has enough facial scurf that he should be comfortably above the age of consent, whatever that may be in Poland. (He's also an arsonist - can Adam pick 'em, or what?)One complaint: the amount of insect life in this film. Indeed, there are so many flies buzzing around in almost every scene it's like the village is in the middle of some biblical plague. But that apart, I enjoyed this. It's a slow-moving film, but in a good way: while there are scenes that are unexplained (eg: a religious procession; the sudden appearance of a bandage on Father Adam's hand), the viewer does not get a sense of wasted time nor of needless padding; the story progresses at its own pace, and the viewer happily follows along. While Catholics may have a problem with the subject matter - not to mention Adam's drunken dance with a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI - if they can get past that they'll find an engrossing human interest drama - and one that provides a surprise twist in the very last frame.