The movie put out a good subject, even if it is an unwanted one. I think the development in the main characters was lacking. The feelings between Padre Amaro and Amelia seemed out of lust, rather than love. Their love wasn't developed enough to be believable and made the rest of the movie less powerful. I read in one review that the movie showed the non church goer (Ruben's character) pure and in search of truth, rather than any of those apart of the church. I thought that was interesting, and maybe true. To balance it out and have a pure character on the church side may have taken away or maybe added to the movie, who knows. All in all i don't think the movie was as strong as it could have been, but is still good to watch.
Review of The Crime of Padre Amaro
