Fresh
Amiably amusing.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Overview
Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Elder Johnson is the District Leader and oversees their efforts. His companion, the vain Elder Van Pelt, seeks to become the assistant to the mission president (the top post available) as soon as possible. The capable Elder Rogers has become disillusioned and inattentive to his duties ever since a previous missionary companion returned to America and married Elder Roger's girlfriend. The three meet Elder Roger's new companion, Elder Calhoun, in the train station. This new elder is a nerdy but enthusiastic "greenie" that has just arrived from the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Utah. Unfortunately, his training did not give him much fluency in the Dutch language. But as luck would have it, the first person he approaches to proselytize is a fellow American named Kyle.
Director and cast
- K.C. Clyde as Elder John Rogers
- Kirby Heyborne as Elder Hezekiah Calhoun
- Cameron Hopkin as Elder Steven Van Pelt
- David Nibley as Elder Emmit Johnson
- Scott Christopher as Kyle Harrison
- Michael Flynn as President Sandburg
- Ineke den Hollander as Woman on Train
- Jaime Anderson as Elder Van Pelt's Girlfriend
- Andrea Anderson as Elder Van Pelt's Girlfriend
- Alice Lonsdale as Elder Van Pelt's Girlfriend
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[Anderson] handles the frat-house humor more convincingly than he does the conversion scenes, which are so serious and emotional that they seem to come from a different movie.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Rotten
The experiences of these young men probably would resonate with anyone who has undergone similar trials, but I saw few themes that would resonate with a larger audience.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Rotten
There's not much to this movie.
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
After seeing The Best Two Years, you might want to stop by a construction site to see which is more interesting, this movie or watching paint dry.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
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