Genre:
Drama
Directed
by: Jon Gunn
Starring:
Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Faye Dunaway
Running
time: 113 minutes
After her young daughter almost chokes to
death on a bubble gum in a restaurant, Leslie Strobel decides to let Christian
faith into her life. Her husband Lee, an investigative journalist who has long
been a fervent atheist, strongly disapproves of this newfound faith. Being
obsessed with the idea that facts trump everything else, he starts an
investigation to disprove once and for all the concept of the resurrection of
Christ.
This film is inspired by the true events in
the life of Lee Strobel, a real journalist. I am quite shocked at the strength
of his opposition to his wife’s newfound faith back then. It seemed quite
overblown to me. Nonetheless, in spite of this being a Christian film, I found
the story quite compelling and the acting to be very good. It is not often the
case with that genre, but it was here.
My own wife has become interested in
religion, which brought us to seeing this movie. I am not offended by it; I
just find it weird and I remain a very lapsed Catholic. I might not fully agree with the
conclusions and the message of this film, but I can certainly appreciate its
cinematic merits.
Rating:
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