Peter Firth

Unsubtle...A disappointment for adults, [but] still qualifies as a peppy object lesson for would-be overachievers.

It's easy to root for Bernard and Bianca...The sequel also tweaks the formula with a brisker pace, and development of the leading characters...

Near-total lack of narrative tension...Competent acting and direction handily stave off artistic disaster, but Risen has been constructed not so much to inspire as to renew the already faithful.