Reviews of 'The Passion'

A selection, courtesy of FOXNews.com. There is also Fox News Roger Friedman's take. Some of the more interesting comments:

So here's the problem. Since we don't know who Jesus was before the day of his death, and since all we see are rabid packs of Jews in shawls who want him dead, followed by the long merciless death itself, what is Gibson's point? That Christ died for our sins? Or that he was murdered by crazy, vicious mobs who didn't understand him? -- Roger Friedman

If an age produces the renditions of classic stories that reflect those times, then 'The Passion of the Christ,' which is violent, contentious, emotional, extreme and highly proficient, must be the Jesus movie for this era. -- Todd McCarthy, Variety

Frankly, I'm not sure I want to see the movie if it simply focuses on the torture and death of Jesus without further context. IF the reviews are to be believed, then we have the "how", but not the "why" nor the "so what".

UPDATE: Over at RottenTomatoes.com, there are a whole passel of reviews