Don Verdean
Hired by an evangelical preacher to find sacred relics in the Holy Land, a devout biblical archaeologist is forced to resort to devilish alternatives for results when the quest doesn't go as planned.
3 May 1968, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
1 November 1964, Long Beach, California, USA
17 November 1974, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
16 March 1995, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
5 November 1968, Daly City, California, USA
17 June 1970, Alameda County, California, USA
December 17, 2015
Don Verdean may only appeal to hardcore Hess fans-anyone else will likely never once crack even a smile.
December 11, 2015
There is little that is worse than satire that tiptoes around its subject, as if risking offense were a sin.
December 10, 2015
There is an absence of meanness in the Hesses' comic worldview that makes their films almost impossible to dislike.
December 16, 2015
A poor attempt to spoof evangelicals and their mindless, desperate followers.
March 14, 2016
Should have been broader, should have been funnier. Did they lose their nerve?
December 12, 2015
I think I chuckled about three times ...
December 11, 2015
The film employs and immediately squanders the talents of legitimate comedy all-stars Amy Ryan, Danny McBride, Jemaine Clement and Will Forte.
December 18, 2015
"Don Verdean" could be more sharp, more focused, and it's easy to be disappointed by the film's low ambitions.
December 10, 2015
There is a redemptive message in Verdean's eventual downfall but it's mostly lost in a storyline that tries way too hard to be outlandish.
December 11, 2015
Don Verdean is the sort of comedy which presumes its own hilarity long before it gets around to telling any actual jokes, or staging anything that might otherwise be considered funny...
December 10, 2015
Even with the likes of Amy Ryan and Will Forte providing capable backup, it all grows ancient, fast.
