I Still Believe

Name: I Still Believe
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Music
Released: March 13, 2020
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Abigail Cowen, Alyssa Gonzalez, Anjelah N. Johnson, Brittany Robertson, Cameron Arnett

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Lionsgate | Release Date: March 13, 2020 | PG

Starring: Abigail Cowen, Alyssa Gonzalez, Anjelah N. Johnson, Brittany Robertson, Cameron Arnett, Gary Sinise, Gregory Hobson, Hali Everette, K.J. Apa, Melissa Roxburgh, Mike McGill, Nathan Parsons, Nicholas Sims, Nicolas Bechtel, Reuben Dodd, Rushi Birudala, Shania Twain, Tanya Christiansen, Tera Smith, Terry Serpico

Summary: The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

Director: Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Romance, Music

Rating: PG

Runtime: 116 min

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Richard Roeper

Apr 2, 2020

Corny? Absolutely. Sincere and spiritual? Yes. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Mar 11, 2020

Thanks to the immensely appealing performances by Apa and Robertson, it’s easy for the audience to take a rooting interest in the sometimes awkward, sometimes amusing development of the budding romance between Jeremy and Melissa. Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Mar 11, 2020

A sort of “Me, God and the Dying Girl,” the movie is well-made (if slow) and features an attractive cast and a lot of amiable (if bland) religious pop-rock. Read full review

Steve Davis

Mar 11, 2020

Though the movie’s raison d’être is unmistakable from the outset, the most compelling moments come not when God’s name is being invoked out loud and with great frequency, but rather when the loving symbiosis between two young people facing adversity and caring for each other is tenderly communicated without uttering any words, conveyed in something as simple as the direct gaze between two pairs of locked eyes. Now that’s the notion of a higher power in which we can all believe. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Mar 12, 2020

Sunsets, cellphone-lit melancholic music shows, and clichéd references to stars and constellations abound. Read full review

Kimber Myers

Mar 12, 2020

Those looking for inspiration will find it without looking too hard, but those who don’t attend church regularly will be as bored as they would be by a sermon. Read full review

Carla Meyer

Mar 11, 2020

Melissa is the only fully developed character in an overlong, badly paced film filled with cliched dialogue and accented by pleasant yet forgettable music. Read full review

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Kaleeshi

Mar 22, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Typical low scores given by anti christian message. Its a well made soft drama coming of age career journey tale, of a very successful gifted boy with a calling. A hell of a better idea than losing yourself to drugs. A nice change, for a change.… Expand

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Celeborn

Mar 16, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Atheist trolls who’ve never experience happiness in their life will hate it, anybody else will love it. That’s all you need to know.… Expand

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monica224

Apr 2, 2020

at first I didn't know if I was going to love this movie or hate it but I watched it and in the end loved it. the two actors chemistry was on point. I felt as if I was watching some ones real life story unfold. im not into a lot of christian movies because I find they try to throw god downat first I didn't know if I was going to love this movie or hate it but I watched it and in the end loved it. the two actors chemistry was on point. I felt as if I was watching some ones real life story unfold. im not into a lot of christian movies because I find they try to throw god down your throat but this one did not it was full focused on the love these people had for each other and god. I would definitely recommend this movie… Expand

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MetacriticVoter

Mar 16, 2020

Fantastic love story. Truly memorable. Great leads. Great cinematography. Great directing. You won’t want to miss it.

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TheQuietGamer

Mar 21, 2020

I was surprised to find out that what Jeremy Camp went through wasn't the significant aspect of this movie. He did experience a tragedy that's impossible to not sympathise with, but he still ended up with a one in a million music career and later remarried to start a beautiful family. Yeah,I was surprised to find out that what Jeremy Camp went through wasn't the significant aspect of this movie. He did experience a tragedy that's impossible to not sympathise with, but he still ended up with a one in a million music career and later remarried to start a beautiful family. Yeah, I bet he does still believe. The fact of the matter is that things aren't likely to turn out that nicely for you after hardship so what the heck are we supposed to take away from that?

No, the real story here is Melissa Camp's. The one everything didn't work out for. Her faith and ability to find meaning during her time of pain and struggle is powerful. It has the ability to give people at least some modicum of hope that their suffering serves a greater purpose.

As far as the actual movie itself goes, it's one of the more competent works of Christian filmmaking. Yet, it plays out in a very cliché, predictable manner that ensures there are never any surprises. Which is probably why it feels so much longer than it actually is. I Still Believe drags its feet, taking forever to get to the point. It also has a weird issue with dictating the passage of time. Common sense tells me the whole thing played about over a period of years, but the film oddly enough makes it feel like only a few days.

The target audience will still eat this up though. The unconverted will obviously struggle to find the same value in it due to all the references to God and Jesus, but even they might enjoy the meet-cute romance and tear-jerking moments in spite of that. Plus, while I may not have enjoyed the movie overall, as a believer who faces no small challenge when coming to terms with with the fact that supposedly everything no matter how awful is a part of the Lord's will, I was definitely given a lot to think about. However, the biggest question I was left to ponder after watching this is given its nature as a film that could very well make you cry, has there been a secret genre out there this whole time that could accurately be classified as sadness porn?… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

May 3, 2020

(Mauro Lanari)
It gave me the cue for a particular reflection. The thaumaturgical phenomena (more precise and rigorous term of prodigy or miracle) systematically elicit a fideistic reaction or a fideism of diametrically opposite sign, I mean of equally unshakable unbelief. In this case,(Mauro Lanari)
It gave me the cue for a particular reflection. The thaumaturgical phenomena (more precise and rigorous term of prodigy or miracle) systematically elicit a fideistic reaction or a fideism of diametrically opposite sign, I mean of equally unshakable unbelief. In this case, however, the far more frequent course of these phenomena is shown: taboritic, temporary, ephemeral and transitory events, at the end of which it rushes from the Mount of Transfiguration to find oneself "in hac lacrimarum valle" like and worse than before. Nobody knows why, but above all I don't know anyone who asks himself such a question.… Expand

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KyoshiLoneheart

Mar 16, 2020

Horrendous propaganda for the christian agenda. That's all you need to know.

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