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need more like it.
Dallas Jenkins’ dramedy about a washed-up actor who learns the error of his ways through being exposed to religion doesn’t have an original cinematic bone in its body. But it’s also refreshingly genial and lacking in preachiness for a faith-based film, demonstrating that a lighter touch doesn’t necessary dilute the obvious messaging.
What makes The Resurrection of Gavin Stone singular is its fresh and thoroughly modern approach to evangelical Christianity.
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone isn’t as exploitive as some recent Christian-based films – for that, check out 2014’s truly offensive Heaven Is for Real – and while it’s got its charms, it’s far from likely to bring in any new converts.