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Good movie but grossly overrated

Best movie of this year hands down!

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

I was watching holiday movies on amazon prime, and came across this one. I was so moved by this movie; it now ranks number #1 of my favorite movies of all time. I was in tears as I watched, and am so glad I found it! I also agree with the other reviews; after watching, I did feel that I was in christ's presence.

I'm actually watching this right now, and I've been literally face- palming as I watch it. At one point, Jesus (represented by the drifter "Jess" in the film) works on building a Nativity display for a church's Christmas celebration. The pastor of the church is visited by members of an organization, the "National Civil Freedom Coalition" that's meant to be a very-thinly-disguised version of the ACLU. They explain to the pastor that due to a new city law prohibiting displays of religious symbols in the business district, they would no longer be permitted to have the crèche on their property. It seems the road in front of the church has been deemed to be part of the business district. "But we're a church!" protests the pastor. The "NCFC" fellows tell him almost gleefully that they'll be fined $5000.00 if they don't take it down, which they do, all leading up to a very "It's a Wonderful Life" ending. Throughout it all, the ACLU-stand-ins are practically sneering and twirling their mustaches as they contemplate the church losing this battle.The funny thing is that no city would ever be permitted to disallow a Nativity scene or any other religious symbol on church property, regardless of whether it can be viewed from the road. In fact, that's usually the purpose.Also, if such a law had been passed, the ACLU (or equivalent) would have been at the forefront in the defense of the civil liberties and constitutional rights of the church, as they have often defended churches and Christian causes in the past.It's because of these extraordinarily implausible and unrealistic plot devices that I just had to practically bang my head against my desk.I have no problem with the deeper message of kindness touching the heart of the outcast, disaffected or bitter, or that of a town coming together to right a wrong; indeed, these have been constant ideas since the invention of film, and in plays before that. However, it seems that the filmmakers either had little or no knowledge of how their conflict would play out in the real world, or have a very biased and unrealistic view of it.The acting was fair enough, and the scenic work was fine, which gave it the stars it got from me. I could think of better Christmas films to watch, and unless you want to give warped ideas to your church youth groups, I'd find another movie for them.

Now here is a Christmas movie with TRUE family values.This is the story of an out-of-town carpenter, who notices a minister "trying" to build a large Nativity scene in front of his church. Jess offers to erect it, as a favor.A high school girl needs to compose a story about Christmas, or flunk her class. Jess helps her along, and everyone else he meets.This movie moves along pretty slowly (a definite plus for me), and shows the transformation in several people. Spirituality is different from religiosity (spiritual is about feelings ... religion is about rules). This is a feel-good movie.

This is by far one of the best movies I have seen! I've been a fan of Jefferson Moore for a while now, and have really been moved by his projects, but this one was over the top. My family and I all left feeling so blessed by this movie. You leave feeling like you have been in the presence of Christ. It's rare that a movie can capture the essence of Christmas like this one does! You can see through the movie how when Christ enters your life, your life can change, and the things that really matter come into focus.This is one of those movies that will be fun to watch every Christmas. It will be timeless!