Review of The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017) by Shawn P — 25 Jan 2018

Having watched a lot of Faith Based Films, and grading it on that scale this is an amazing movie. You do care about the characters and do buy into the romance presented by the leads. Also this romance is portrayed without the standard tropes of full on intimacy scenes that force the film to show the romantic connection through honest chemistry, which really works.

In many comedies today the focus is primarily on raunchy and vulgar humor that honestly has gone quite stale. This movie does do an earnest approach on trying to get laughs without pushing flatulence.

It may not be the best comedy, but where it delivers it delivers. It delivers in presenting characters you care about primarily the lead, you believe in his struggle, and can see where he is coming from, and the ending was spectacular, because you really can see the depth of his character and his journey.

It is difficult because in the film market today films like these get negative backlash. I implore potential viewers not to just focus on the faith based aspects, and look at the aspects of the journey that are taking place as well as the character dynamics.

When looking at the supporting cast they are also good and you feel far more of a real dynamic between the characters as opposed to other faith based films similar in the genre. If you want to experience a hallmark style movie where your heart strings will get pulled a little bit, I very much recommend this movie!