Review of The Young Messiah (2016) by Robert T — 14 Mar 2016

I had a few issues with the license taken with the Biblical narrative, but overall this is a good story. Not nearly as powerful as I expected, but good nevertheless.

This review of The Young Messiah (2016) was written by Robert T on 14 Mar 2016.

The Young Messiah has generally received mixed reviews.

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Only Inspired by the Bible...Need I say more? don't waste your money, go see Risen a much better movie with Jesus as the actual theme and center…

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