I am not a big Christian Slater fan, but I think he did a good job with this effort. He plays a hip, high-profile priest, who knows how to wheel and deal like a Wall-Street veteran. He becomes involved in a parish murder mystery that is entertaining, and most importantly, not predictable. There are a few problems with the film, but we overlook them because it is an interesting premise. Plot done before by a few films; most notably "I Confess" with Montgomery Cliff. A woman is murdered and a parish priest is charged with her murder. Slater takes it from there, trying to unravel the mystery. Not bad.
Review of The Confessor
