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February 27, 2004
Gibson shows passion for shocking brutality
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Entertainment Writer
AP Entertainment Writer
The frightened speculation from religious leaders and frantic banter from 24-hour cable news pundits can end now: "The Passion of the Christ" is arriving in theaters -- about 2,800 of them -- in a shrewd marketing move by Mel Gibson to let everyone see and judge the film for themselves.
And the film is frightening -- not for its dogma, but for the relentlessness of its brutality.
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