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Such a frustrating disappointment

Nice effects though.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

I received this movie as a gift this year (2010) and frankly, had never heard of it, even though I pay attention to movie releases. I approached it with no expectations whatsoever. To me, almost everything about the movie, including the Christian subculture, the cast, the director, and so on, was an unknown. I've never seen a movie rated with so many 1's and 10's before. I suspect that people are projecting their religious agendas, and not properly rating the movie itself. A movie needs a good story; and I found the story engrossing, so that gives it at least a 6, for me. What particularly fascinated me was the highly interior look at personal conflict and challenges in church ministry, and this is a very honest movie. The music and the setting were an entertaining and enjoyable backdrop to the story, enough to raise the score to a 7. The acting won't win Oscars, but I felt deeply involved emotionally at various points in the story. Because of the Christian context, I believe many viewers just won't get into the story. The only thing to add is that I've never actually seen a movie like this; that in itself makes it worth watching, and brings the score to an 8, which places it within the top 10% of movies I've seen.

Kevin Thomas, in the Los Angeles Times, describes this film as "rousing, affirmative entertainment." I'd say that this is an understatement, and that is putting it mildly!I am a gay person, and am proud to be God's own and gay. I've had the victory since God put His or Her mark on me, when I was a little boy--and, as a proud gay person, I have walked with God ever since.Boris Kodjoe puts on a stunning performance, but I really believe that God and show business have their mark on him. This film proves, to me, that a person can be an actor and be one with God. This film also makes me proud that family entertainment is being distributed and promoted by mainstream media (Sony). This music is motivating and stimulating. I hope that African Americans don't mind that this 'gay honky' really jived with the music. And, even more importantly, I re-consecrated myself to Christ. But, this film is for everyone. It is not only for those that are religious or spiritual. It is a 'feel-good' film, and I do not find the movie 'preachy'. In one scene, for example, David even jumps in bed with a 'chick'. But, God knows that David has his heart and soul in the right place. I did not find the film a 'morality play' either. It is a movie that makes one think, and I rank it a 10 out of 10. This film will be especially appreciated by those who have faith--and, in order to be successful in this world, a person must have faith in someone or something. Most gay people are religious or spiritual--and I believe that gay people, like most other people, are inherently good. The social work profession, along with other professions, has found this to be true. And, generally speaking, Hollywood positively supports gay people in the fight for equality. And, contrary to what some people say, gay people are not equal to other people. Through faith and prayer, God will make a positive change and He or She will teach us how to love all people. Because, as human beings, we have much to learn about love.

Hey i think "The Gospel" movie was awesome because i learned a lot from it you know I'm a Christian girl and I was so touched by this movie because i know that sometimes as a Christian you just want to do things your own way but we realism that we can't do anything without Jesus, without accepting Jesus in our lives so i was really touched by this movie and hopefully there will be another one coming out soon. This movie was like the movie "Fighting Temptation" but this movie had a lot of awesome songs man the way the actors were singing it was awesome. I thank you all for making this movie because it shows in the end that life without Jesus is no life at all. So yeah thanks for making this movie it was a real inspiration to me. I encourage people to buy this movie its awesome!

of all the comments here I could deal least with skoptarevich whom I consider doctrinaire. forgiveness and inclusion is the way for me.rules are to guide and nothing else.lots of people seem unable to develop questions like who is Rob hardy and what is his view of things? why would he make make a movie like this and present it to the public? the lack of development of story-lines and all the other "flaws' of Hardy's work here, alluded to by many reviewers, seems not to belie the fact that all they list could not possibly have been been missed by Hardy from the start....Hardy who clearly is a highly competent professional.the end result then has to be exactly what he intended.that intent to me is the presentation of a film that looks great, has an accessible and important message, explores the social reality of African American churches to an extent...but of vast and basic importance here seems the presentation of African Americans in a positive light in their daily lives that is more consistent with everyday reality. it is the way they are and the way the would be all be things being more equal than not.Hardy gives us an impression of African America that is healthy not drug ridden, overflowing with pimps and police, almost naked Blac women shaking their tails over everything. Hardy gave us a cast the most consistent and intriguing feature of which is its normalcy, its normal health and humanity. it is middle class African America, it is a good impression and hardly inaccurate.the music was special, Tamyra Gray special also, Nona Gaye a truly impressive woman, Elba and Powell fine actors, Boris Kodjoe, a presence that contributes mightily to the overall impression of African American humanity that Hardy surely intended to convey first and foremost, at the expense of all the so-called short-comings of the movie.Boris Kudjoe is calm, charming, strong, quiet, tall and unrelentingly good-looking. He did no harm to this movie..indeed made it the excellent whole, fine product that it is.especially during Kodjoes 'rendition' of "God you are good and your mercy endure-th forever," the tremendously rich dark, tan, chocolate, brown tones of the picture drew to mind a descriptive that can only be termed classic - American classic.Yes that is exactly what it is - classical - for it is of original America, the 'original' America of the colonists and slaves, the music that is basic to that America and its creative streams finally I am African but not American, and though brought up a catholic I do not subscribe to any religious conception of things human.Yet I try to understand and accept the conceptions of things otheres hold, how they have achieved their survival and what because of these conceptions. what works for them is fine by me. and when I see such as Gospel I get a glimpse of what works for African Americans, and it is something fine to behold....indeed!