The Gospel

Name: The Gospel
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: October 7, 2005
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Boris Kodjoe, Idris Elba, Nona Gaye

2005

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Screen Gems | Release Date: October 7, 2005 | PG

Starring: Boris Kodjoe, Idris Elba, Nona Gaye

Summary: A young singer turns his back on God and his father's church when tragedy strikes. He returns years later to find the once powerful congregation in disarray. With his childhood nemesis creating a "new vision" for the church, he is forced to deal with family turmoil, career suicide, and relationship issues that send him on a collision courseA young singer turns his back on God and his father's church when tragedy strikes. He returns years later to find the once powerful congregation in disarray. With his childhood nemesis creating a "new vision" for the church, he is forced to deal with family turmoil, career suicide, and relationship issues that send him on a collision course with redemption or destruction. (Screen Gems)… Expand

Director: Rob Hardy

Genre(s): Drama, Music

Rating: PG

Runtime: 105 min

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Kevin Thomas

Rousing, affirmative entertainment. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Like an Astaire and Rogers musical, this is a movie you don't go to for the dialogue. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Is this the modern version of "Going My Way," with those squabbling, heart-warming Irish Catholic priests mixing up pop songs and hymns? Well, in a way it almost is, though its mood is far different and it's set in a far different world that moves to a different tempo and has graver and more troubling social crises. Read full review

Ty Burr

A heartfelt but muddled melodrama. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Though unpolished and formulaic, this tribute to the power of faith and music benefits from the contributions of musicians Tamyra Gray, a first-generation American Idol contestant who plays D.T.'s wholesome love interest; Grammy winner Kirk Franklin, who contributed six songs — three original — to the rousing soundtrack; and faith-based singers Yolanda Adams, Martha Munizzi, Fred Hammond (who also executive produced) and Delores Winans. Read full review

Mark Olsen

There may be an audience out there for any movie about gospel music, regardless of how bad it is, but as filmmaking or as drama, it's hard to imagine anyone singing the praises of this one. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Unsurprisingly, the unimaginatively filmed but high-intensity gospel performances prove a highlight, radiating an energy and urgency that the film's stilted dialogue, awkward romance, and clunky plotting can only aspire to. Read full review

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BrianM.

Oct 15, 2005

Any flim that includes God in it, is a 10 in my book.