Review of God's Not Dead 2 (2016) by Robert B — 31 Mar 2016

Watch out Christians, the big bad boogie man atheists are out to get you! Yes, the far from subtle "God's Not Dead 2," the sequel to 2014's successful "God's Not Dead" has arrived. Like its predecessor, this sequel is surprisingly well made and decently acted; unlike the original, it's not very entertaining.

The plot is decent enough, but the film quickly sinks under the weight of its one-sided, overtly religious message. Melissa Joan Hart plays high school teacher Grace (get it?) who (gasp!) mentions Jesus and the Bible in response to a student's (Hayley Orrantia) question during history class. (For the record, the teacher's response in a public classroom setting was not out of line at all and would never be something that would land her in court in the first place). Soon all hell breaks loose and Grace soon finds herself defending her beliefs in a court battle over the separation of church and state. Grace's appointed lawyer (Jesse Metcalfe) laughably figures the only way to win this thing is to - wait for it - prove in court that Christ was real. FULL REVIEW CONTINUED ON WWW.SCREENZEALOTS.COM.