Synopsis
A retelling of the biblical book of Hosea set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush of 1850.
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Cast
- Abigail CowenAngel
- Tom LewisMichael
- Eric DaneDuke
- Famke JanssenDuchess
- Logan Marshall-GreenPaul
- Nina DobrevMae
- Livi BirchSarah Stafford
- Jamie Lee O'DonnellLucky
- Willie WatsonJohn Altman
- Josh TaylorAlex Stafford
Recommendations
- 50
Washington Post
Redeeming Love is an incident-rich saga populated by cardboard heroes and villains and outfitted with greeting-card sentiments and cartoon villainy. - 50
RogerEbert.com
The biggest problem is that the most touching moments are hammered so hard. "Redeeming Love" could have tried to reach a broader audience but settles for preaching to the choir. - 50
Screen Rant
For what it is, and for who it is for, Redeeming Love is in its own way an effective showing of the power of love. Undoubtedly, however, a more compelling romantic drama about a woman finding peace with herself could have been told. - 38
The Seattle Times
Stuck in this largely infantilized role, Cowen imbues Angel with as much verve and spunk as she can; she’s often funnier and darker than necessary, offering a refreshing dash of acid to temper the sickly sweetness. - 33
The A.V. Club
Redeeming Love is a kinky power fantasy in the halfway convincing disguise of wholesome faith-based entertainment. - 30
Austin Chronicle
A Hallmark movie with a major dose of God thrown in, I’m sure there’s an audience out there for Redeeming Love. After all, 3 million people who bought the book can’t be wrong (they can, it’s trash). Think Little House on the Prairie on Cialis. - 12
Slant Magazine
The film is too narrow-minded to explore the notion that a saint-like man may want to satisfy his normal carnal desires.
