Read Mixed User Reviews for Left Behind (2014)

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ajaydalmeidaOct 29, 2014

To critique this movie is quite difficult. If u are a Christian believer, then you will probably love it; and if you're not then you'll probably hate it. Its about the rapture, and it could very easily be Christian documentary. All in all,To critique this movie is quite difficult. If u are a Christian believer, then you will probably love it; and if you're not then you'll probably hate it. Its about the rapture, and it could very easily be Christian documentary. All in all, decent acting, a good script but all quite predictable in the end. The characters are interesting, and keeps you watching the movie, but after awhile, it just gets way too dull. There are some really god awful movies out there, so if you have nothing better to do, then watch this.… Expand

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TotallyEpicHDNov 7, 2014

Yet another Nicholas Cage action film that doesn't hit it hard. Very dramatic and boring, Left Behind is very bland, and is not what I had in mind when I read the description, misleading...

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Trev29Dec 27, 2014

This movie does not warrant the awful grade the critics gave it. This is no masterpiece, but it certainly isn't an atrocious film either. It is a decently entertaining film that is better suited on TV.

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TomMondayDec 13, 2022

If you imagine the film takes place during Thanos’ snap in Avengers: Infinity War, it’s a lot more entertaining. It wasn’t God, just an interdimensional being set on correcting humanity’s mistakes! (Hmm, sensing Marvel’s allegory here…) JokesIf you imagine the film takes place during Thanos’ snap in Avengers: Infinity War, it’s a lot more entertaining. It wasn’t God, just an interdimensional being set on correcting humanity’s mistakes! (Hmm, sensing Marvel’s allegory here…) Jokes aside, the premise of the movie isn’t terrible, but evoking the supernatural terror of the rapture is beyond the scope and budget and talent of the film. The cinematography, effects, writing, direction, editing, score, casting are all bargain-basement quality. Why Cage signed on for this plane crash is a mystery, probably even to him.… Expand

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empiricOct 3, 2014

I'll avoid here (as often seems to be the case reading the critic reviews) making this review a critique of religion, rather than a critique of the movie, and presume a baseline "suspension of disbelief" one might apply to, say, a mainstreamI'll avoid here (as often seems to be the case reading the critic reviews) making this review a critique of religion, rather than a critique of the movie, and presume a baseline "suspension of disbelief" one might apply to, say, a mainstream science fiction, action drama, or fantasy movie. The movie does indeed require that, both for the nonreligious and for those not agreeing with the literalist and future-looking interpretation often favored by Evangelicals in particular.

In overview, the movie has an odd disparity of quality between broadly the first half and the second--it almost seems as if an entirely different producer took over midway. The general presentation of the first half seems rather amateurish. The dialogue is generally wooden in presentation and simplistic in writing quality (from my after-movie discussion with someone who knows, it does not correspond with the books). It does serve as needed exposition for the characters one will be expected to know well enough to feel some concern for later in the movie, but one gets the sense of production values more on the level of a local play than a big-budget Hollywood feature. The first half lacks even anything notable in terms of soundtrack, which it seems it could have definitely benefited from.

The second half is considerably better, and led by Cage's acting capabilities (which are noticeably and persistently categorically higher than anyone else's in the film) does reach moments of affecting drama, and gratefully, a quality soundtrack backing finally kicks in. The special effects are creditable and on a par with other "airline disaster" films. How one will view the overall plot line and resolution of the film, compared to others of that type, though, will be highly informed by how one views the "context" within which this film would be a short episode.… Expand

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dbzeenxOct 14, 2014

I don't get it. Why do people complain of it being christian? **** you guys. It's as rational as complaining about avatar. :/

You guys say that it's all B.S and false but then you guys love that avatar crap.

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MeritCobaApr 17, 2019

Say, doesn't this movie make Morgan Freeman... eh god.. out to be a dick? I mean, his lordliness removes people leaving the rest stuck in dangerous situations. I imagine an open heart surgeon suddenly whisked away while operating. Yeah,Say, doesn't this movie make Morgan Freeman... eh god.. out to be a dick? I mean, his lordliness removes people leaving the rest stuck in dangerous situations. I imagine an open heart surgeon suddenly whisked away while operating. Yeah, unlikely as he or she is probably an atheist or Korean: both not eligible. But you know..that kind of situation. In the movie a driverless car smashes into a shop and a small plane crashes into a mall. To hell with those left behind! Well, not hell.. unless they were actually all moved downstairs while the rest went to the attic. I tried to look it up, but the bible is a boring mess. A bit like this movie.

I wonder what happens if you happen to be operated on and you are abducted. You'll arrive with your internals hanging out? Taken from the movie you'll probably arrive naked in heaven surrounded by mostly kids as kids get in for free. All these little naked kids. Most without parents:

Where... where are mam and dad?

They... are not here, Sweety... you see... They were not good Christians. Not like us!

But... but I am not either... I am not a Christian either! Or I wasn't..

Yeah, we know.. but you are a kid. Now, be a good boy...

I don't want to be a boy.. I want to be a girl!

Shut up, or we send you back when you turn nine!

I mean, doesn't that sound weird? Like icky weird? And if you missed out because you had your birthday today you'll curse the supreme one for the rest of your life.. or eternity.. whatever takes longer. Why today? Why not yesterday? Only a dick would do that!

And have you even heard god say sorry? Of course not. Which also makes him a dick.

But how do we know it is even god? Why not aliens? Or the devil. Or the Vogons? No, it must be god, so we are told.. Because of reasons. It is like they the probably conducts trials. Who did it? The black guy in the trench coat! What is your evidence? Well, it is what we believe.

But the logical reason why it must be god is clear: only a dick can make a dick move like that. And god is a dick. So who else could it have been? And a worldwide panic sets in. It says a lot a how myopic the makers of this movie must be. Considering the percentage of the world populace that is eligible to go up it should be nothing much at all, unless god also feels obliged to take all the kids away from the entire world.. including babies. Filling the heavens with toddlers of all religions and convictions.. and none. And being a toddler for all eternity.. that must be fun! Are you sure this is heaven? The conclusion is inevitable: god must be a dick.

I am surely overthinking this all, but I like to as it is so funny to imagine how this nonsense must work. Little thought has gone into this movie. Suspend you reason, because that is the way to watch movies. And how can you believe this nonsense anyway? The moment you start to ponder things it starts to unravel in a funny way and you can go either of two ways. Saying that this is so bizarre it must be nonsense or saying that this is so bizarre.. and then make a full stop right there. Let's face it. Down to earth this movie is mostly harmless. Mostly, for you run the danger of being bored to dumbness. It is fascinating really, how boring you can make a movie. It has a really cute female lead, but she is really boring. And Cage is in it. And even he is boring. Nothing really happens. But... but.. how about the plane: it is about to crash! Yes... and what is so exciting about that? Of all the plane crash movies it is by far the most boring.

Most of the time this movie is people talking and pretending that they are undergoing emotions of some kind. Oh and people stating that it must be the rapture, with a grave mood. Desperate the female lead contemplates even suicide. God is a big dick but he likes kids. That is what the movie tells us. Well done there.

You know what is funny? The people who made this movie and a sample of viewers probably think they will be raptured themselves. They can be sure that they won't. Would god reward people who take pleasure from the suffering of others? From those who are left behind? It is very likely he wouldn't. But then he might cause he is a dick after all as the movies tells us.

You know what is double funny? God wouldn't be raptured either. Or do mass-murdering sadists get to heaven?

(Despite my strenous effort to keep the formatting right Metacritic makes a jumble of the text by gluing paragraphs together. I have given up on getting it right. My apologies.)… Expand