[Saville's] ability to serve the text is remarkable, and he is able to demonstrate that the story of Christ is extraordinarily powerful, whether we regard these events as divine or not.
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11/03/03
The Gospel of John (2003)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:18
Rotten:30
Average Rating:5/10
Reviews for The Gospel of John
In casting, period accuracy and thoughtful, reasoned tone, it is superior to almost all religious films ever made, especially by Hollywood.
10/24/03
If you can come out of a 3-hour movie and say, 'Wow', then it must be divine.
09/26/03
The "Word made flesh" has now become the Word made visible. In an age of visuals, it might just attract many who would never take the time to read John's gospel.
10/25/06
A word-for-word adaptation of the New Testament book ... Nothing was added and nothing was omitted.
01/15/04
Whether you believe Jesus was the Messiah, it is a powerful experience. The movie's images stick.
10/24/03
A surprisingly professional, smoothly realized adaptation...faithful to its source and sensitively translated into cinematic terms.
09/26/03
This won't be mistaken for a Cecil B. DeMille production but has considerable value as a primer into part of the New Testament.
11/04/03
An artful, well-made production.
04/01/04
Henry Ian Cusick creates a persuasive Jesus, a savior as happy as often as he is solemn.
04/02/04
A handsome, word-for-word interpretation of the fourth and perhaps most spiritual of the New Testament's gospels.
09/26/03
The greatest story ever told? I don't know about that, but it remains a real humdinger.
10/22/03
The heart of The Gospel of John ... is Mr. Cusick's performance.
09/25/03
A reverent, moving, and dignified depiction of the life of Christ as described in the New Testament.
11/13/03
...a mild, willfully inoffensive film focusing on Jesus' message of love.
12/26/04
Although it might test the patience of the non-believer, for those who take their Christianity seriously, this probably is worth seeing.
02/12/04
Turns out to be surprisingly robust.
02/13/04
Though I approached The Gospel of John with some trepidation, I've now seen the film twice and consider it to be an extraordinary achievement.
11/14/03
This depiction of the passion of Christ as interpreted by the Apostle John sorely lacks spirit.
11/13/03
as for the text itself that has the Jews egging Pilate on, well, it is what it is. And that would be less than philo-semetic.
02/15/04
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