The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

I will be the first to admit that often movies in the Christian genre are cheesy, outdated, heavy, and, honestly, a bit embarrassing for the Christian community. I was delighted to see that The Resurrection of Gavin Stone has broken the previous mold. I appreciate that there are characters designed to basically poke fun of the Christian stereotypes (guess what? We get it. Most people outside of our community think we are lame. That's OK). This movie addresses those stereotypes directly in a lighthearted way in a broader communication to showcase the acceptance and welcoming community that a church can be. Not everyone has that experience at a church every time, but to showcase the example of what it should and could look like is beautifully done. The skepticism and acceptance of people brought on both sides of Christian characters and non-Christian characters is spot on. Overall, this is lighthearted, an excellent story of finding one's way in life, and ultimate acceptance of who people are and where they are in life. I will be seeing it again.

When you watch a Marvel movie, you expect certain cliches. Same here. But as many have pointed out, it's not over the top cheesy. I also like that it's a generic Christian film that doesn't try to ramrod denomination specific beliefs. The basics of starting over again, helping others, finding truth for yourself, etc.

We enjoed this movie as a family. The plot is quite clichéd and esay to forsee. But the acting is good and there is some nice slapstick dialogue and a good natured humor which - if you are familiar with church culture - makes you laugh about yourself/your church culture in a refreshing way. It is a clearly faith based film centred around the message of love, forgiveness, grace and getting a second chance. Entertaining and family friendly. Not very compelling but not too cheesey.

This is one of the best and enjoyable Christian movies that I have seen in a long time applying an 'everyday life' theme - well done guys! This film gives a very good and heavy example of someone who - yes he lied about his believe in Jesus - but Jesus changed his life through the believers in the play. Great chemistry in the Spirit with everyone. Kudos to the play and excellent story line and I pray that the Lord opens more opportunities for this group. What's next?

I only watched this because I respect Dallas' work from "the Chosen". I was SO HAPPY this movie was great: it was funny (poked fun at Christians), serious - showed the beauty of Christianity, it had great acting, and a fun plot line!

My husband and I love to critique movies, but we couldn't' think of anything bad about this movie. It wasn't cheesy or B-rated...just all around awesome.

I highly recommend this movie to anybody who wants a movie with no swearing or sex and just great entertainment!