Overcomer

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: August 23, 2019

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 49 Ratings

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Compi24Sep 10, 2019

There was nothing else out at my theater that I hadn't already seen.

Let's talk about faith-based movies (Any kind of faith -- doesn't matter which). Do they have a right to exist? Absolutely. And as an avowed aesthetic relativist, I believeThere was nothing else out at my theater that I hadn't already seen.

Let's talk about faith-based movies (Any kind of faith -- doesn't matter which). Do they have a right to exist? Absolutely. And as an avowed aesthetic relativist, I believe they're allowed to exist in whatever manner they'd like to. However, by that same token, that doesn't mean I have to like any of them. For me, the best movies that have anything to do with faith, end up either discussing it at a rather oblique angle or without a ton of specificity/esotericism (ala "The Book Of Eli" and "The Green Mile," respectively). This is not that kind of movie.

I'll say this -- there's at least a lot of passion behind "Overcomer." However, none of it is intended for me or anyone like me. And it's honestly not as if I'm in any sort of cinematic minority here. It's a film crafted for a select, presumably small cluster of people; a class that I'm just not a part of. And that's fine. As long as it's fine that I say, in turn, that I feel this simply doesn't work. It's unfocused, overly earnest, sparsely well-acted, and almost chillingly out of touch. Again, if you enjoy on-the-nose entertainment like this, that's fine. I just don't. Simple as that.… Expand

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NoahboyAug 29, 2019

Poorly lit and abysmal, this propaganda film is just as bad as the ones that came before it, and the ones that will come after.

3 of 6 users found this helpful33

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pastorlSep 9, 2019

Just awful! Every bad Christisn movie cliche imaginable. White savior complex. Stunningly poor acting. Amateurish writing (if I want to be preached at, I'll find a church). Even bad lighting and cinematography. This is one of those films theJust awful! Every bad Christisn movie cliche imaginable. White savior complex. Stunningly poor acting. Amateurish writing (if I want to be preached at, I'll find a church). Even bad lighting and cinematography. This is one of those films the producers put literally no time or effort into, because they know Evangelicals will flock to it, praise it, and hand their money over for, in spite of the poor quality. Really, this was just embarrassing.… Expand

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SirFaultySep 26, 2019

Please stahp! Propaganda film is abysmal on all levels. Don't waste your precious time on this mumbo-jumbo.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

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Lauren67Apr 11, 2020

No. Just no. Overacted. Overall way too much praying. Over cheesy. Over corny.

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