
Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Appropriately, the most responsible one, Elder Johnson, is the District Leader and oversees their efforts. His companion, the vain Elder Van Pelt, seeks to become the assistant to the mission president (the top post available) as soon as possible, and he receives letters from three girlfriends he left behind. The capable Elder... (Full plot summary below)
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Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Appropriately, the most responsible one, Elder Johnson, is the District Leader and oversees their efforts. His companion, the vain Elder Van Pelt, seeks to become the assistant to the mission president (the top post available) as soon as possible, and he receives letters from three girlfriends he left behind. The capable Elder Rogers has become disillusioned and inattentive to his duties ever since a previous missionary companion returned to America, looked up and married Elder Rogers' girlfriend. As a result he is simply marking time until he returns home in a few weeks time. The three meet Elder Rogers' new companion, Elder Calhoun, in the train station. This new elder is a nerdy but enthusiastic "greenie" that has just arrived from the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Utah. Unfortunately his training did not give him much fluency in the Dutch language, but as luck would have it, the first person he approaches to proselytize is a fellow American named Kyle. In the weeks that come, Elder Johnson and Van Pelt increasingly irritate each other while in contrast Elder Rogers and Calhoun begin to relate in a positive fashion as they teach Kyle about the Mormon faith.
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| Christianity TodayRon ReedTo its credit, The Best Two Years shows a refreshing willingness to acknowledge the foibles and possible problems with some Mormon missionary practices. |
| Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)Audrey Rock-RichardsonThis is truly a well crafted and compelling exploration of lives changed by religion. Among the best of it's kind. |
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerAfter seeing The Best Two Years, you might want to stop by a construction site to see which is more interesting, this movie or watching paint dry. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussEarnest but bland depiction of Mormon missionaries as normal guys, even if they do live within the drug-, alcohol- and sex-free context of an old TV series. |
| New TimesLuke Y. ThompsonMormons will undoubtedly find many in-jokes the rest of us will miss, but for those not in the church, it's an interesting look at an unfamiliar lifestyle |
| Reno Gazette-JournalForrest HartmanThe value of The Best Two Years is its wholesome, sometimes humorous view, of missionary life. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansThe movie proves that Mormon Cinema, even on a small budget, can play in the big leagues. |
| Boxoffice MagazineWade MajorAn earnest and impressively polished attempt at providing an inside look at the experiences of full-time Mormon missionaries. |
| User ReviewAshley LThis is a really cute movie! You get to see what can happen while on a mission. |
| User ReviewMegan Shave to love it, my bro's one! & not too far from there either. |