Title: Weak Performance by Dafoe Mars Story
Review: I read "The Last Temptation of Christ" as a book and thought it was great - very thought-provoking novel on an alternate story of the life of Jesus. Unfortunately, Martin Scorsese's adaptation just isn't up to the level of the book. His greatest mistake was in casting Willem Dafoe in the lead role (Christ). Clearly, Dafoe was in way over his head. His acting is so bland and weak, there isn't much to admire in his performance of perhaps the most famous person in the history of the world. Supposedly, Scorsese first offered the role of Christ to Robert DeNiro, who turned it down. Now, this movie with DeNiro as Christ would have been worth watching.
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