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Passion Play

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A washed-up musician (Mickey Rourke) tries to protect an enigmatic winged woman (Megan Fox) from a merciless gangster (Bill Murray) who wants her all to himself.

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Critics Consensus

Passion Play has a terrific cast, but don't be fooled - the only real question at the heart of this misbegotten mystery is what its stars were thinking.

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Nick Schager L.A. Weekly 05/12/2011
Mickey Rourke recently made headlines for dubbing Passion Play "a terrible movie," a proclamation that's ultimately most notable for its understatement. Go to Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 05/11/2011
C-
This underworld fairy tale is so soggy and sentimental it's like a new genre: Hallmark noir. Go to Full Review Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com 05/08/2011
The net effect is as if someone had set out to imitate a David Lynch movie without ever having seen one, or as if it had been directed by Wim Wenders (which is approximately the same thing). Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 06/07/2023
0.5/4
Passion Play never ceases to be pretentious and absurd, and it almost demands to be seen to be believed. Go to Full Review Tara Thorne The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 11/17/2018
Terribly shot and written, Glazer's got Rourke facing death so many times that an hour in you're hoping someone will just shoot him already, or at least you, and end this awful experiment. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing 01/16/2012
1/4
This often risible mood piece stars Megan Fox as a circus sideshow attraction who has actual angel wings growing out of her back. Rather than doing the sensible thing and joining the X-Men, she instead decides to make out with Mickey Rourke. Go figure. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan N @Passtheacidtest Jul 26 Spoilers: Go, er, uh, watch this (if you feel you must) before reading my review, as it does contain spoilers. Right here is a move that doesn't try too hard... in fact, it didn't try very hard at all! OK, OK, the movie isn't great cinema. I can't argue with the other negative reviews. By the way, Megan Fox could never carry Mr. Mickey Fatass anywhere... Whatever. Skip this trash. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 9 Unsuccessful in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Sam G @RT34763116 12/07/2024 I had to look up the name of this movie recently because I’ve been asked my top 5 worst movies of all time. See more 06/20/2022 Despite the neg critics, I find this movie a lovely fantasy. Rourke a wasted musician who betrayed his boss, is represented as a lost soul , wandering between two worlds and looking for redemption. He always took care of hymself first,but in that last scene when he jumped, and the angel(Lily) took him with his arms and wings . With his sacrifice , Nate won heaven. When he saw his death body in the dessert then he understood, he was dead and Lily was an Angel, No matter what you are in life , there is alwys hope and a way for forgiveness and redemption. See more 08/21/2020 The film is a commentary on lost souls and superficial beauty that belies the greater beauty within. Fox plays an innocent lost to fhe woes of a cold, heartless world, something the heartless critics can identify with. But it is only a fallen artist, one who's lost his ability to call on the beauty of the muse that once filled his soul, who sets her free. He comes alive once again as his angle reminds him of the passion he had once within. And it's in the saving that not only turns his world right side up but fully transforms the beauty of the inner angel to her fullest form. A story of struggle, lost hope and then that hope and passion reborn by two fallen angels who sore together in the end See more steve d @RT35616104 06/16/2020 as surprised as I was that Fox was so effective, I was equally surprise how little works in this hodgepodge of ideas. See more Read all reviews
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Mitch Glazer

Director

Mickey Rourke

Nate

Megan Fox

Lily

Bill Murray

Happy Shannon

Kelly Lynch

Harriet

Rhys Ifans

Sam

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Passion Play

Mickey Rourke as Nate and Megan Fox as Lily in "Passion Play." Mickey Rourke (right) as Nate in "Passion Play." Megan Fox as Lily and Bill Murray as Happy Shannon in "Passion Play." Megan Fox as Lily in "Passion Play." Megan Fox as Lily and Rhys Ifans as Sam in "Passion Play." Megan Fox as Lily and Bill Murray as Happy Shannon in "Passion Play." Megan Fox as Lily and Bill Murray as Happy Shannon in "Passion Play." Megan Fox as Lily in "Passion Play." Megan Fox as Lily and Mickey Rourke as Nate in "Passion Play." Megan Fox as Lily and Mickey Rourke as Nate in "Passion Play." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A washed-up musician (Mickey Rourke) tries to protect an enigmatic winged woman (Megan Fox) from a merciless gangster (Bill Murray) who wants her all to himself.
Director
Mitch Glazer
Producer
Daniel Dubiecki, Megan Ellison
Screenwriter
Mitch Glazer
Distributor
Image Entertainment
Production Co
Annapurna Pictures, Rebecca Wang Entertainment
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 6, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 15, 2015
Runtime
1h 34m
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