An intense `Stigmata' loses its direction

From: The Boston Globe | Date: September 10, 1999| Author: Jay Carr, Globe Staff | Copyright information

STIGMATA Directed by: Rupert Wainwright Screenplay by: Tom Lazarus, Rick Ramage Starring: Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long, Dick Latessa, Ann Cusack, Enrico Colantoni, Thomas Kopache, Portia De Rossi, Patrick Muldoon, Rade Sherbedgia Playing at: Cheri, suburbs Running time: 102 minutes Rated: R (intense violent sequences, language and some sexuality)

Think "The Exorcist" when you think of "Stigmata" and you won't be far from wrong. "Stigmata" is a sort of reve...

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