The Convert

2023

Action / Drama / History / War

61
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 47 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 6425 6.4K

new zealand maori period piece 1830s

Plot summary

Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.

Director

Lee Tamahori Photo
Lee Tamahori

Top cast

Guy Pearce Photo
Guy Pearce as Thomas Munro
Jacqueline McKenzie Photo
Jacqueline McKenzie as Charlotte
Duane Evans Jr. Photo
Duane Evans Jr. as Pahirua
Dean O'Gorman Photo
Dean O'Gorman as Kedgley
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1 hr 59 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by paulcasha 7 / 10

It's not that hard

I honestly don't know what people expect these days. Yes, it's not great, could have been better, missed opportunities blah blah blah. But it's quite good, very good even (caughtme in justtheright mood). It has a story to tell and it tells it - in a simple and uncomplicated way. Acting is up there with the best, scenery is NZ, so no more to be said there, and with Guy Pearce and Jacqueline McKenzie giving it their all, I was happy to overlook a few things that got up my nose, which us regular, garden variety folks invariably do from time to time. If you're after a feel good movie, a bit of blood and guts notwithstanding, and not a movie buff keen to slash and burn, then have a look. I was engaged from start to finish. Somewhere around 7 is fair.
Reviewed by danieljfarthing 7 / 10

Good, solid, worthy, well-performed 1830-based period-drama

In 1830-based period-drama "The Convert" English lay-preacher Guy Pearce (strong as ever) is assigned to a remote New Zealand outpost where the Brit settlement (led by Mark Mitchinson) rents land from local Maori chief Antonio Te Maioha whose tribe is threatened by warlike rivals led by Lawrence Makoare. Aided by Scottish outcast Jacqueline McKenzie and Te Maioha's daughter Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Pearce attempts to break the savage cycle of violence... but can he? The screenplay from Michael Bennett, director Lee Tamahori & Shane Danielsen is interesting & engaging (if not outstanding for the genre). It's good, solid, worthy, & well-performed fare.
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