Review of The Man from Earth (2007) by Jason D — 18 Apr 2012
The Man From Earth is an incredibly large film on such a small scale. Several colleagues (comprised of such cult faces as Tony Todd, William Katt, Richard Riehle, and John Billingsley) and a student gather together in a small cabin to say their goodbyes to a fellow professor (David Lee Smith) who is leaving abruptly and mysteriously.
After prying him a whole bunch, the professor caves in and reveals to the group that he is a 14,000 year old caveman. Humorously intriguid, the group plays along and questions him about every angle, to which Smith nearly has an answer for all of them, thus making his story impossible to prove or disprove.
The group continues to pry throughout the movie in one consolidated area, which one would think this would get very boring after awhile, but thanks to some great acting and excellent storytelling, the viewer is almost caught in the grips on this man as are his fellow colleagues.
Things get VERY interesting when he proposes the idea that he is Jesus to the group, thus causing the stir amongst the group. This is a terrific film and worth a watch by anyone that isn't a Jesus freak.
If you are one, don't bother, you'll only get offended by this film and want to take it to your next burning session. Also, there's a great small twist at the end that I wasn't expecting that provided a nicely done pop for the film.
Great movie.
This review of The Man from Earth (2007) was written by Jason D on 18 Apr 2012.
The Man from Earth has generally received very positive reviews.
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