I saw this movie at the Virginia Film Festival. Generally, I'm not crazy about comedies, but this one just really got to meI just laughed hysterically through the whole thing. It's a mocumentary about a non-too-bright middle-aged guy named Brian who thinks he is a messiah. Not the Messiah, but a messiah, who is to help the people who live within a 100-mile radius of him.
Somehow he doesn't quite get the point of religion or being a savior. What are his beliefs? Well, number one, topping the list, he believes in a constitutional form of government. He also believes that the biggest problem besetting humankind is stomach-acid and in-digestive problems; his solution is "Aunt Acid" pills. His special powers, proving he is supernatural, included things such as growing facial hair at an extremely slow rate so that he only needs to shave every four days. The miracles he performs include "The Miracle of the Fruit" in which, when his brother Aaron tosses plums to him from a distance of 10 yards, he can catch them in his teeththat is about one out of thirty. His brother and sister Miriam are his only disciples.
The acting is just wonderful. Dustin Olson is absolutely hilarious as Brainhe really gives the impression that he's improvising like in a real documentary. And his comic timing is just spot-on, particularly in a scene where he is caught rifling through his own garbage. And Joseph Frost really stands out as the brother who is even more incompetent than Brian, particularly in a funny scene where he races a gliding Jesus figure against a toy race-car giving it a warped religious bent. Also, there is a hilarious cameo by Tony Hale.
I just couldn't stop laughing through this whole movie. Yet despite the humoror perhaps because of itthe film does deal with some rather important issues, such as those who misunderstand and/or abuse religion and also the need to feel important.