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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAt once romantic, earthy and socially critical, Latter Days is a dynamic film filled with humor and pathos.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIn equal parts earnest and awkward, this romance between a Mormon missionary and an L.A. party boy falls significantly short of its lofty goals.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxCox, a fifth-generation Mormon whose own story isn't too far from that of Elder Davis, shows how much of Aaron's strength derives directly from his faith, while even the most homophobic of Cox's characters demonstrate a capacity for both charity and, possibly, change.
- 50L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThough the film covers familiar queer-cinema ground, Latter Days' finely observed truths about the painful costs of being yourself make even the contrivance of its happy ending forgivable.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA glossy gay soap opera that graphically illustrates new meanings for the term "missionary position."
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis directorial debut from C. Jay Cox is a sometimes comic melodrama.
- 50VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasFalls back on the broad characterizations and stereotypical situations that typified the earliest gay-themed movies, while preaching a familiar (though not entirely ingenuous) message of tolerance.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceCox's tacky melodrama is indeed sub-par, but no worse than numerous gay indies.
- 20The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasStranding an able supporting cast in mostly disposable roles--including Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Kay Place, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Amber Benson--Cox writes himself into several corners, then plots honking contrivances to get out of them.