Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

kevway I am a fan of movies about faith, and will confide that faith and spirituality make great themes, although I prefer Roman Catholic subjects. Here is one par excellence, about The Little Flower, Saint Therese, the newest and youngest Doctor of the Church, acclaimed by the late Pope, Blessed John Paul II. I bought this on DVD at a store, influenced by the cover art which was both gorgeous and sophisticated, so, what a fake out to find the film itself so banal and insipid; it was just barely watchable, just endurable enough to determine if it would remain bad and boring through to the end. Yes, it was bad. Not as bad as "One Night with the King" (2006), about Queen Esther saving the Jews, but that was the worst movie of all time. Be warned, many devout people with good intentions vote on this site and run up the points for bad religious films. I know a score of "5" is fair warning, but both of these films got around "5.8" -- not even close to their just deserts, as the Esther film would only rival this Therese as an unintentional parody of a real movie, whereas Therese's panegyric is too boring even for that. Therese deserves a much better movie than this in English. There are two very good French films about her. You may have to wait a few years for one without subtitles, for those of you folks disinclined to read and watch films simultaneously. Btw, is that a sin? Well, maybe not, but making a mind rotting movie about a great saint ought to be!

kellychitwood Ridiculous, stilted dialogue, wooden acting, less-than-one-dimensional characters...it's hard to see how this film could get much worse. Boy, am I glad I got this one for free on a rental store coupon, because I would hate to have wasted any money on it. For some reason, this turned up as a "New Release" in the video store, and I thought I had somehow managed to miss it in the theatres recently. Not so; it came out in 2004 and evidently was deserved ignored.Having read and been impressed by "The Story of a Soul," the autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, I hoped to see a professional rendering of her story that would expand my understanding of the saint. As a devout Roman Catholic, I was disposed to like the film and was pleased to see that the Vatican had endorsed it. What a disappointment! I do wish the Vatican had stayed out of it; it is positively embarrassing to have the Church associated with such an amateurish and poor production. This kind of tripe gives films with religious subjects a bad name.The sole redeeming feature is a rather nice musical score, composed by a cloistered Carmelite nun.As several reviewers have pointed out, the life of St.Therese could yield rich material for a film. Unfortunately, this isn't the one. If you want to learn more about St. Therese, read her autobiography or visit a Carmelite monastery. If you want to honor her, make a donation. But don't waste time and money on this smarmy, pretentious, and utterly unworthy film.

Wayne Richards Movies "based" upon real life events are very frequently the most compelling. However, such dramas are not infrequently enhanced by the author to make the characters larger than they could have been in real life. It is seldom that a movie can capture the fullness of a true story without reliance on such dramatizations. This movie is richly and so accurately, the encapsulation of "The Story of A Soul", one of the most published and beloved autobiographies of all time. This story is the true and heart rendering account of a simple young Therese and her sisters, who abandoned incredible and luxurious wealth to live the sacrificial, cloistered—imprisoned—lives of Carmelite nuns in the late 19th Century. Through time, Saint Therese shares directly with her readers, and now with her viewers, the meaning of her incredible "little way", and what it has meant to millions of people for over a century. She is so highly regarded, that only 32 other saints in all of history have been named Doctor of The Church, a title shared by the likes of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, St. Francis De Sales, St. Thomas Liguori, St. John of The Cross, St. Catherine of Sienna, and Teresa of Avila, from whom she took her own name. Written under strict obedience of her prioress, and wonderfully captured on film, her story will be treasured until the end of time. This is not simply a Catholic movie written about a Catholic saint. This is a fabulous story about a person who continues to do as she promised, and always will. "I will spend my Heaven doing good upon the earth"

chche2 This is such a great movie to watch that I watched it twice. The young girl's love of God is so overwhelming that it touches my heart in a profound way. I cried and was in tears throughout the movie. It washed my soul. I can identify with her in many ways - her passionate and single-hearted pursuit of God and the joy thereof. She showed us how to love God in small ways and in doing seemingly "small" things for others. Love of God will transform to love of those around us. Saint Therese's simple way of life is such an inspiration! I would recommend this to any one who is searching for life's meanings and who is searching for the ultimate love and joy and intimacy - a deeper relationship with God, our maker and our eternal lover. Though I don't care too much about some of the Catholic practices in the movie, such as praying to Mary, etc., it is a good movie even for non-Catholics to watch, all because the love of God is so overwhelming and the main theme of the story won't be missed.