The unexpected death of a liberal Pope, under mysterious circumstances, leads to a contentious "conclave" to determine his successor. Large cast of heavy weights including Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isebella Rossellini. This a church politics, behind the scenes, power struggle kind of movie, with plenty of twists and turns. However, it is also a different kind of movie, and seeming disconnect between those types of films caused me some trouble processing it at first. I wasn't sure how much of it I could really "believe", but on reflection what at times might seem awkward was really well constructed. The final shot of the movie tied a ribbon around it. Some might say it's blasphemy, but I'm giving it ****
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