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'Conclave' review: Vatican-set thriller is divinely fun

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Summary
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76% Informative

The psychological thriller from All Quiet on the Western Front helmer Edward Berger stars Ralph Fiennes , Stanley Tucci , John Lithgow , and Isabella Rossellini .

Fiennes is the film's hero, serving not only as the dean of the conclave, overseeing all its details, but also as an amateur detective, wheingling out the secrets that his brethren hide in hopes of being elected the new pope.

The film holds a great deal of empathy for its complicated cardinals.

Behind these men's bright-red robes and regal posturing, they are as flawed as the rest of us.

In the terms of Catholicism, it may hate the sin, but not the sinner.

The humor of Conclave is subtle, carefully picking its punchlines to lighten its hard-hitting homily.

VR Score

73

Informative language

68

Neutral language

63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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