
Appalachia, 1850. A generation ago a group of Welshmen came across the ocean to build a new existence and with them they brought their own traditions and rituals. One of them is the sin eater, a mysterious person, forced to live in the woods and mountains, only to come out when somebody dies. He then pawns his own soul to take away the sins of the deceased. 10 year old Cadi Forbes meets the sin eater for the first time at the funeral of her grandmother and is immediately intr... (Full plot summary below)
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Appalachia, 1850. A generation ago a group of Welshmen came across the ocean to build a new existence and with them they brought their own traditions and rituals. One of them is the sin eater, a mysterious person, forced to live in the woods and mountains, only to come out when somebody dies. He then pawns his own soul to take away the sins of the deceased. 10 year old Cadi Forbes meets the sin eater for the first time at the funeral of her grandmother and is immediately intrigued. Cadi is torn by guilt over the death of her little sister Elen and wants the sin eater to redeem her. With the help of Fagen, son of the ruthless village leader Brogen, and the imaginary Lilybet, she starts a search to find him, but by doing so Cadi slowly, but surely unravels dark and terrible secrets.
Leave your thoughts about The Last Sin Eater.
| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceA watchable film for adults, though torturously glacial for kids. |
| Seattle TimesJeff ShannonThe Last Sin Eater is close to nature and boasts many of the elements we expect from solid family entertainment, albeit with tragic overtones that keep the story grounded in a rich emotional context. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerThe Last Sin Eater doesn't skimp on either inspiration or suspense. I found it an unusual and highly satisfying movie experience. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionBob TownsendIf Sin Eater wasn't so laborious, it might be easier to overlook the movie's predictability. With too many slow-developing subplots, though, it finally illicits a feeling something like squirming in a hard pew during a long-winded sermon. |
| The New York TimesMatt Zoller SeitzHandsomely produced, earnestly performed and 100 percent irony-free, The Last Sin Eater is religious art for mainstream consumption. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerManny LewisThe Last Sin Eater has a specific audience in its sights, one that doesn't mind the film's characters having their problems solved by the healing power of truth and faith. |
| Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)John WirtAt its best, the low-budget Last Sin Eater achieves some powerful moments. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonMichael Landon Jr.'s respectfully sincere but only fitfully involving film. |
| Sacramento News & ReviewJim LaneIt has earnestness but not a lot of conviction... |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelLaura KellyWith its dulling straightforward pitch for Jesus, The Last Sin Eater seems like the worst of films from a non-born-again perspective. |