Review of Risen (2016) by Nick L — 14 Jun 2016

The movie takes place through the eyes of a religious skeptic and once it abandons this to preach to the choir that Jesus IS our lord and savoir rather than he could be, I lose interest. 2/10.

This review of Risen (2016) was written by Nick L on 14 Jun 2016.

Risen has generally received positive reviews.

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