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Awesome Movie

an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

What a bad, bad movie... I am somewhat religious, don't bother too much about it, but love watching movies about the issues regarding religion.Not this one though... The storyline is actually fine, Jesus trying to convince a non-believer and others stepping off the right path, but the acting itself is so bad that it hurt my eyes and ears.The characters are weak, and while some of them are meant to portray a weak character, the acting itself is just so weak and without real passion and conviction. This movie is missing impact to a very large degree. It is quite like hearing one of these Christian rock groups that cannot rock, but only pop or more bland than that.And it seems rather much like propaganda, when it is that weak on the acting part. I loved The Passion Of The Christ and The Last Temptation Of Christ, along with more colorful movies such as Constantine, but The Encounter is a stale and bland tale, although it is quite good at addressing what it's all about.

First of all, we watched "The Encounter" without knowing what it was about. We were basically just looking for a film to watch before we fell asleep, something not too challenging. This film was excellent. It held our attention the entire time. The acting was superb, not cheesy with bad sound and worse dialogue like some of the other Christian movies we've watched in the past. The film gracefully and unashamedly tackles some of the really hard questions Christians face with answers that are refreshingly genuine. We were left with lots of food for thought, and afterward we had a very lively discussion about several of the points raised in the film. We shared it with one of our adult children, who was intrigued and plans to watch it as well. I would wholeheartedly recommend this film for all age groups. Finally, it was also very funny in some parts. We laughed out loud, and you will too.

This is a decent Christian film based around a lot of dialogue in a small diner. It discusses certain aspects of Protestant Christianity like how salvation is a free gift, but it doesn't cover everything. It's a solid film to show at an evangelistic meeting or something like that. Because the film is based on dialogue with little action, it can be a bit boring at times. I think I closed my eyes and almost fell asleep for a couple minutes near the end. I guess I prefer a movie like Left Behind more.I had modest expectations, but I thought the acting was surprisingly solid. I didn't realize the football guy was played by the wrestler Sting (Steve Borden) until after I watched it. Apparently, he is a Christian.

The Encounter is a nice piece of independent Christian cinema. It doesn't star Sir Lawrence Olivier or boast a cast of thousands. The low budget production values clearly show but they don't distract. The cast is not sterling and the script could have used another draft or two. Still, the movie was decent and thoughtful and generally enjoyable.There isn't any violence or obscenity or sex in it. That's a welcome relief these days. You can actually sit down and watch it with the kids and not cringe.If you like a quiet Christian movie that will leave you feeling good and slightly more humble, this should fit the bill nicely.