dyanneo Totally not what I expected - hoping for something the likes of the Wicker Man. Sad these people betrayed the old ways.

red861 During the 1850s there were a lot of immigrants to North America. Many wanted to escape religious strife and recover from the horror of famine that had ravaged western Europe during the 1840-1850 period.This film reveals how individuals - and indeed an entire community - coped with death for many years after arriving in North America. Landon wisely produced a film that was not pious, nor a bloody horror-story, but shed light on how these generally good people went on living and dealt with feelings of guilt about their real, imagined, or inherited responsibility for death and dying of others.These people never had our current-knowledge and skills about resolving grief and guilt associated with death and dying, so this film demonstrates how organized religion around 1850 might have brought peace-of-mind - at the very least- and helped them cope more effectively with death and dying.

coco200066 I had no idea what this movie was about however I did have some preconceived ideas about "sin eaters" coming from a Celtic background. Having said this....I very much enjoyed this movie, bad accents aside and little inaccuracies here and there, I would definitely recommend. A movie that can make me sad, happy, tearful and ultimately hopeful, is all right in my book!This movie showed how fear can rule no matter what time or place, how old traditions and beliefs are not always the way to go, especially coming from the old world to the new. Man kinds inability at times to adapt to his surroundings is not only sad but can be brutal and horrific in the process. There is a moral in this story for all. Happy viewing.

Sean Richard McCarthy First of all, this comment does contain spoilers, but secondly and most important it also contains Christian views, as I consider this a Christian movie. I applaud "Michael Landon Jr." and "Henry Thomas" for being the replacement for my last admirations "Ron Howard" and "Tom Hanks". I lost favor for Ron & Tom after they insulted our Lord in that totally mendacious movie ('DisMeStupid Code' <-my opinionated name for it)!Yes, The Last Sin Eater is weird, but it does NOT demean God or try to down play the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for us! In fact you will find that it praises Christ Our Lord! I only wish that it said right out (like explained in the movie "Last Flight Out") that you obtain salvation by admitting to God that you are a sinner, that you know that Jesus Christ is way to peace and asking for Jesus to forgive your sins.I have not said much about the story line of this movie. Please get it from the other comments and the summary of the movie. I just wanted to express my appreciation for the movie.Thanks also of course to Francine Rivers' who wrote the novel!