Mass Appeal
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Father Tim Farley, who presides over St. Francis Church, is arguably the most popular priest within the diocese led by Monsignor Thomas Burke, Father Farley's popularity as witnessed by the size and enthusiasm of the congregation at his church services. Many see Monsignor Burke as autocratic, he having a very narrow and traditionally conservative view of the church in addition. Father Farley often socializes with Monsignor Burke, the two most recently having gone on vacation ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Mass Appeal:

Jack Lemmon
Željko Ivanek
Charles Durning
Louise Latham
Alice Hirson
Helene Heigh

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Father Tim Farley, who presides over St. Francis Church, is arguably the most popular priest within the diocese led by Monsignor Thomas Burke, Father Farley's popularity as witnessed by the size and enthusiasm of the congregation at his church services. Many see Monsignor Burke as autocratic, he having a very narrow and traditionally conservative view of the church in addition. Father Farley often socializes with Monsignor Burke, the two most recently having gone on vacation together to Yugoslavia, but Father Farley sees this socializing more as a professional obligation than a true want, Father Farley who will tell what he considers little white lies to get out of many of those social commitments. Father Farley will tell those little white lies in more circumstances to achieve his desired end, those lies of which his devoted, loyal and devout housekeeper Margaret refuses to be a part. Although not having much to do with the diocese's seminary, Father Farley plea bargains with the Monsignor to ordain seminarian Mark Dolson as a deacon, the Monsignor's condition being only if he is to be the deacon at St. Francis for a one month probation period. The Monsignor's original want not to ordain Mark is because Mark often openly challenges what church elders tell him, the Monsignor feeling that Mark not having the temperament not only to be a deacon but more importantly a priest. Although Father Farley had seen Mark's challenges first hand and thus sees him as much as a pain in the neck as most of those at the seminary do, he came to Mark's defense in this matter if only in not agreeing with the Monsignor's open and closed judgment of Mark, the judgment solely because Mark often disagreed with his views. In spending time with Mark, Father Farley finds that Mark doesn't have a filter between his thoughts/emotions and what comes out of his mouth, in turn the congregation as a collective not having the best initial opinion of him. A series of events leads to a specific incident placing Mark's position in the church at risk. As such, Father Farley has to make a decision about how far he is willing to go to defend Mark at the risk of his own personal and professional standing. In the process, Father Farley may have to examine his own many imperfections as a priest and a human being.

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzIt tries to put a pleasant face on the Catholic Church.
User Review - 10/10 by Kristen LOne of my all time favorite movies! A must see for all who wish to go into full time ministery. Also, a great movie about character.
User Review - 10/10 by Daniel DMark Dolson (Zeljko Ivanek), a passionate and idealistic seminarian is assigned to work with a jaded priest (Jack Lemmon) in rich suburbia. Their relationship gets a rocky start, but soon they find some common ground. As they begin to forge a friendship, a number of issues confronting the Roman Catholic Church are examined. This film is sensitive, introspective and deep, while remaining accessible.
User Review - 10/10 by Kerry :Mark Dolson (Zeljko Ivanek), a passionate and idealistic seminarian is assigned to work with a jaded priest (Jack Lemmon) in rich suburbia. Their relationship gets a rocky start, but soon they find some common ground. As they begin to forge a friendship, a number of issues confronting the Roman Catholic Church are examined. This film is sensitive, introspective and deep, while remaining accessible.
User Review - 10/10 by Tom E"Father" Jack Lemmon did his usual spectacular job -- the first I ever saw of Zeljkoand I loved what I saw
User Review - 8/10 by Chris CA bit dry and outdatted, well, maybe not with the current roman church but also a movie that had tons of meaning for me.
User Review - 8/10 by Jayna HThis was a really lovely film, but would have been amazing had it dug a little deeper. As it was, it felt as though the movie ended about 30 minutes too soon. Or perhaps that most of the 1hr 40 min previous had not been used to its fullest. I must point out Jack Lemmon in particular, he brought warmth and appeal as well as a dash of irreverent humor.
User Review - 8/10 by Ceph JI happened upon this by accident and was pleasantly surprised. Lemmon delivers an excellent performance and I for one found the story very interesting and moving as it puts the whole concept of ministry and preaching in perspective. I'd say it's a must-see for anyone involved in Christian ministry.
User Review - 8/10 by Melissa WMarvelous film bringing up timeless issues that still remain unresolved in the Roman church.
User Review - 6/10 by Philip SGood movie, featuring a nice performance by Lemmon.

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