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shimmery-blue
Reviews
Jesus Revolution (2023)
This movie pleasantly surprised me.
The acting, storyline and cinematography were believable and not a cringe moment to be found. Instead, I found the pace good and the story refreshing. I found myself smiling through much of it. It's wholesome and yet realistic about the human struggle. I feel for Lonnie Frisbee...just read about him on Wikipedia and he faced a tragic end (not covered in the movie). But this movie is a work of hope and a glimpse into church history. I actually learned a lot of the backstory about the church that I know today so it was quite informative so I can use this as a springboard to dig a little deeper.
I appreciate that they included a montage of real footage at the end and an update on the characters.
Blessed and Cursed (2010)
Blessed (not really) & Cursed
From the opening scene, I cringed in my seat, "Oh, no...not another one of those 'Christian' movies" and my fears were confirmed.
To date, I've not seen a believable 'Christian' movie where the acting was compelling. (sigh) It's like they're afraid to get into the character or something.
In the second scene where Dwight was with his "girl" (which is his wife in real life btw) and they wake up in bed together. She pulls him in to kiss him and NONE of it was believable. It's his wife for goodness sake--let loose and show some ungh!!! OK then they get into an argument--it just wasn't credible, unfortunately.
I apologize if you're not a Christian and you attempt to view or understand this movie. I'm a Christian and I didn't understand this movie! I didn't get the "spiritual" parts how they were mixed in. I found it stuffy.
Although Deitrick might be a gifted gospel artist, and I respect him--he lacks general cinema theory. There's just somethings that you can't go "by faith" it takes real practical experience. Sorry. I've seen better YouTube videos.
Please keep a good image of the artist in your head and don't watch the movie. You're doing yourself a favor.
If you do however, get pulled into watching this movie. If this movie is rated a 1 out of 10. Drew Sidora who plays Patrice is really cute and has acting experience is the "1" that kept the movie from being "0".