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| BH Tilt | Release Date: January 20, 2017 |
Summary:
Gavin Stone, a washed-up former child star, is forced to do community service at a local megachurch and pretends to be Christian so he can land the part of Jesus in their annual Passion Play, only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.
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Jan 20, 2017
Dallas Jenkins’ dramedy about a washed-up actor who learns the error of his ways through being exposed to religion doesn’t have an original cinematic bone in its body. But it’s also refreshingly genial and lacking in preachiness for a faith-based film, demonstrating that a lighter touch doesn’t necessary dilute the obvious messaging.
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Jan 19, 2017
Jan 20, 2017
Jenkins and Nasfell refrain from hard-selling anything, so that Gavin never really comes off as an obnoxious jerk, his chaste relationship with Kelly — so chaste, they never even kiss — progresses at a credible pace, and the movie’s religious elements, while respectfully given due dramatic weight, are scarcely more conspicuous here than in many more secular entertainments.
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Jan 18, 2017
Jan 23, 2017
1 of 1 users found this helpful10
Jan 22, 2017
Sure, it's original. But it uses that originality to a fault, without realizing that it can't carry its own weight starting a quarter of the way through.
0 of 1 users found this helpful01
Jan 20, 2017
What to completely expect from a Christian film is absent in Resurrection of Gavin Stone. Unfortunately, don't take this as a sin or anything, Christian films just seem to miss the mark in aiming high and this one is no exception.
1 of 3 users found this helpful12
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