Agrega una trama en tu idiomaA heartfelt, laugh-out-loud comedy film, "Church People" is the story of real people with real struggles and their unique paths to discovering what faith in Jesus is all about. It all starts... Leer todoA heartfelt, laugh-out-loud comedy film, "Church People" is the story of real people with real struggles and their unique paths to discovering what faith in Jesus is all about. It all starts when "America's Youth Pastor," Guy Sides, realizes that he is stuck in the megachurch mar... Leer todoA heartfelt, laugh-out-loud comedy film, "Church People" is the story of real people with real struggles and their unique paths to discovering what faith in Jesus is all about. It all starts when "America's Youth Pastor," Guy Sides, realizes that he is stuck in the megachurch marketing machine and wants to rediscover his passion.
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The early adopters of not only contemporary worship style but felt-needs driven, socioeconomically profiled, ministry that blew up into mega churches are kind of a thing of the past. The current threat to the sincere presentation of the gospel message in churches now is something different i.e. Progressivism, technocracy, mysticism e.g. Soul soaking, wokism etc. This would present a considerable writing challenge but is a far more timely theme.
But that aside, this film has big issues as it is. The acting was mostly bad. Another reviewer mentioned the script being trash. I have to agree. But I think some of it could have been salvaged by some different writing/directing decisions. For example, way too much onscreen time was devoted to a weak plot vector having to do with stopping the crucifixion stunt itself. It may seem counterintuitive, but this stunt should not have been the main focus anymore than it was the real problem the characters needed to solve.
The problem for the antagonist is the appetite the church has for the stunts and gimmicks but the plot was consumed with stopping a gimmick. This needed to happen but the onscreen time was disproportionate toward this effort and only a tiny bit right at the end was devoted to the change of heart by the pastor which was hard to buy in to.
The scene with Guy's daughter was very poorly conceived. This is an example of the writing/direction decision making I was referring to. This was just half-baked. She walks in, announces she is his daughter and he is just like "Sup?" This was an opportunity for some real acting and deserved to have some of the awkwardly long Tino screen time shifted toward it.
Stephen Baldwin's character was just plain weird.
William Baldwin's talent was wasted talent on his brief role. Could have used him for the lead and had Thor play a supporting role? Maybe he was offered this but passed on it?
The Blaze character was too flaky. This made it impossible for any real enlightenment to occur with him.
I am a big supporter of Christian film. I can forgive a lot but I paid $20 to watch this via SalemNow. I am very disappointed. I can't let you off the hook just because your heart was in the right place.
Engaging and humorous, it is a wonderful film to share with family, containing the powerful message of the foremost gospel of Christ's sacrifice for our sins. Starring Christian comedian Thor Ramsey, alongside a wonderful cast, including Stephen Baldwin, Joey Fatone, and even a cameo from the My Pillow Guy himself. I will admit that at times the humor can be deemed irreverent, so if you are offended by the likes of Tim Hawkins and John Crist then it might not be your style. But by the end, it all came together and I enjoyed the wit in this Christian movie being willing to take a step back and make fun of some aspects of the Christian culture, as well as to be honest enough to take a serious look at itself as well.
All in all a fun family movie, with some great talking points along the way. Filled with humor, clean and at times cheesy, well acted, with a powerful conclusion, this is a movie that makes for a great family movie night and is great to share with others!
Many thanks to Collide Distribution for providing this product/product information for review. Opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post.
"Church People" (2021) is a fun satire with snappy dialogue related to the typical happenings at a large, popular fellowship. Ramsey works well as the protagonist with winsome Erin Cahill offering quality support, along with Manfredi. The only other flick I've seen Erin in is "Boogeyman 3" from 13 years prior; she's reminiscent of Karen Allen. Meanwhile the senior pastor (Michael Monks) is reminiscent of Jack Hayford, who passed away a couple years after this was released.
Stephen Baldwin is on hand as a 'weird' greeter with the uncanny gift of the word of knowledge. There's a great joke involving him near the end.
The flick really won me over at the midpoint with the laser tag sequence and the hilarious meeting of the two females. As for the climax, it revolves around self-crucifixion and is actually moving.
The movie runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, which is in the high country 25-minutes northwest of Malibu, a 45-minutes drive from Hollywood to the east.
GRADE: B.
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