Disciples in the Moonlight

I liked this movie so much more than I was expecting--beautifully shot, likable characters, and lots of surprises! I saw some say that this is an anti-american film and that couldn't be further from the truth. It's a What If scenario of events that are actually happening in other countries right now. People need to wake up and stop thinking "oh that would never happen in America." The film is asking "what would YOU do IF this was happening?" I get it, it makes people uncomfortable but not all Faith based films are "feel good" films, they're about asking hard questions about ourselves. See it before you judge it!

Barring The Emoji Movie, this is the worst thing I've seen in a theater.

Brett Varvel cannot act, always making the same constipated expression regardless of the emotion he's supposed to convey. The directing feels like a sitcom, with repetitive shot reverse shots and the same establishing shots used repeatedly across four bland, suburban sets. Occasionally, when the Christians are evading the evil secular government, we're treated to shadowy shots of forests and fields so dark you can't tell who's who or where they're going. The editing is a mix of mind-numbingly simple sequencing and incoherent transitions, all overseen by the leading actor himself, which at least makes it clear who to laugh at. Even if you believe being an American Christian makes you an oppressed minority, you'll have a hard time taking any of this corny film seriously.

Before anyone thinks I am anti-Christian when they read my review, I can say I am the most devout Christian of the faith. However, filmmakers are not making films that truly celebrate Christianity to the level it deserves. Most of the actors were believable but the story became more and more disinteresting. Most of the world does not hate Christianity. The problem is the hypocrites. Billy Graham was the true example of a faithful Christian but his son Franklin is a hypocrite. Dr. Graham spoke repeatedly about Franklin's struggles to actually practice what he preached but was never a faithful practicing Christian. Unfortunately, there was no point to this movie. A wasted effort.

DitM was surprisingly engaging and offered a well-earned payoff at the ending - well done!

I confess I didn't know what to expect and was brought to the theatre by my wife without any knowledge of the movie but I found the writing quite good, the direction emotional and the cinematography exciting in many places.

The acting was spotty with some great performances, some not so much, but it was never a barrier to genuine enjoyment.

For the faith audience I think you'll appreciate the whole set up, message, and rewarding resolution that doesn't cheapen the stakes with some kind of cheap, dues ex machina, 'everything is awesome' ending. Well done!

I'm a Christian, I thought the premise was intriguing. I ignored the negative reviews at my own peril--what a mistake!

Every scene is dripping with nonsense and cringe. There are so many characters with their own pointless story.

It's as if someone took a premise, plugged it into ChatGPT, and had it include things like 'humor', 'action', 'love'.

I would have turned it off but I was watching with my mom. Anyways, the acting sucked, the story sucked, the dialogue sucked, the movie was pointless, and to top it off, every once in a while there's a jarring insertion of 'humor' or something that does not fit. You've been warned.

Bad.