The movie works in the same frame of other court dramas that sees a premise followed thru to the end. While the comedy here is Christian comedy, it still contains dark overtones that are meant as a subtle ongoing joke polished over with a deep seated Christian message.
It does give the devil a chance to do his best monologue under the acting talent of Malcolm McDowell. Speaking of Malcolm McDowell, in his role as Satan….. Malcolm arrives in spades wearing his smuggest suit and selfish demeanor to full throttle. No, it never dips into pure evil acts or unnecessary FX driven theatrics. It does offer simple solutions to the much asked question…..
This seems to be all that is needed when a smug white haired-man announces to the court that he is indeed Satan and has come to defend himself. The film often injects humor by association such as an evil league of lawyers, or summoning the oil company up to the stand. His life has been ordinary up till now. His former career as a salesman never quite worked out and his ambitions to be a law student are limited to a local night school.
I believe so. My Ratings: Moral rating: Excellent! Positive —Excellent film! In other words, an honest, effective, Biblically accurate, and revealing representation of the Enemy. It is refreshing that an actor of such caliber as Malcolm McDowell, who not only starred in the film, but also produced it, would make such a bold statement for Christ and create a film that will no doubt be useful for sharing the Gospel.
Bart Bronson also does a splendid job portraying Luke, a young attorney who files a lawsuit against Satan for all the damages he has caused him, personally, and humanity throughout time. Luke struggles with human nature, but grows in faith as he attempts to expose and boldly confront Satan. The premise of the film cleverly presents and addresses many questions and objections people raise about faith, God, Jesus Christ, Satan, evil, temptation, salvation, free will, the reality of Hell, and individual choice.
There are Scriptural references throughout, quoted directly or paraphrased effectively. Interesting to note is the way many people in the film dismiss Satan or knowingly and willingly support him. In response, the devil belittles those serving him and gloats over his cartoonish characterization in the media. But his pride prevents him from remaining silent, so he appears in court to defend himself. The testimony of witnesses, cross examination, and summary arguments are very interesting.
I pray that this film will plant seeds and give pause to unbelievers. I do wish the film had explained a bit more about the demonic kingdom that supports Satan… and how to shut them down daily. GREAT job! Positive —Very entertaining. Just enough humor to offset the seriousness of the issue, that the Devil is real and has a clear agenda.
Watched this movie with my family, including my 11 year old daughter, who appreciates that a movie can sometimes communicate what a sermon or teaching cannot. Would highly recommend this film. I pray that the Lord would continue to raise those who are not ashamed to work for the advancement of His kingdom. Thanks Mr. Positive —Top Movie for secular or Christian. Ignore the haters. Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah Regaining a form not seen for a fair few years, McDowell, in particular, is brilliant as a man who exploits the system for his own gain. He is closely challenged, however, by both Luke and his co-counsel, who give admirable performances in their respective roles. The film, as a whole, is also incredibly clever. It was also one of the most illegally-downloaded indie movies in history.
This is why so many people, including two secular film critics, attacked the film. For the mouth of the wicked and deceitful have opened against me with a lying tongue. They have surrounded me with words of hatred and fought against me without cause… let their days be few… let their creditors seize all that he has and let strangers plunder his labor.
To the filmmakers: Take courage and do not be dismayed by the attacks. You will rise one day and look down on your enemies. The first half of the story loses my interest, partially because I feel that the Hero-Devil relationship is a bit rushed, and I find the interaction between the two not engaging enough, but I warm up to it after the courtroom scenes come into play, my curiosity kicks in high gear from that point on.
I would say, this is one of the most visually arresting and mind-bending films in recent years. What other movie tackles the spiritual warfare all Christians face every day—even from lukewarm Christians Nothing is left hanging in this film, every character has a purpose, and each purpose connects with one another. Even the wife has a purpose in this film. This film is too brilliant to be judged by precocious year olds with a Web site and a festival pass slung around their neck.
I know I originally was although after seeing all the '1's, I actually went into this expecting something not so great so I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was actually very good. In my opinion suing the devil was neither a bad movie or a masterpiece, it was something in between, although it did have some moments of utter and complete magnificence. The things I liked include the visuals which as many have mentioned were lovely.
This film was beautiful to look at shot in Austalia i understand and I also was intrigued by the story itself and found it both complex and very moving. The performers were all very good and the sweetness of the main character gets you involved. It's an emotional and very poignant story and I wish I'd seen it in the theater. That being said, there were some things that really prevented me from finding this to be outstanding and took the movie down a little.
One was the length. It's not necessarily that the film was to long, it's just that so much was covered and crammed into that time, a lot in the courtroom and that it's both distracting and very difficult to follow. Sometimes a storyline would be developed and then suddenly dropped in the next scene and something entirely new would develop. I'd have liked to see less jumping around and more focus on a few choice events because it did seem like the movie was cramming to much into the story and it didn't flow well.
Maybe it could have been a little shorter as well. I also found it difficult to hear a lot of what was being said. It seemed like people were speaking to softly or something and that to interfered with the enjoyment aspect.
But I was so intrigued by the movie I , eventually, was able to enjoy it anyway. The star who played the devil was superb. Details Edit. Release date August 26, United States.
United States Australia. Official site. Burbank, California, USA. Mouthwatering Productions. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 46 minutes. Related news. Mar 24 avclub. Nov 6 The Wrap. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
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