[JESUS PEOPLE
opens in Cleveland on Friday April 11th exclusively at The Great
Lakes Stadium 16 Theatre.]
Review
by Bob Ignizio
As JESUS PEOPLE
begins, Pastor Jerry (Joel McCrary) learns from his doctor that he is
dying. So he does what anyone in such a situation would do: he keeps
the information from his wife and decides to start a Christian rock
band to rescue his son from the influence of secular music. All this
is conveyed using the mockumentary format made popular by Christopher
Guest's films lke WAITING FOR GUFFMAN and
BEST IN SHOW.
The
characters are portrayed as nice but clueless, and the film seems to
be unsure whether to really go for the throat or just softball it.
The opening scene where Pastor Jerry is dressed down by his doctor
inclines one to think the film will pursue the former path, but most
of what follows lacks the appetite for such biting satire. Thankfully
the film does deliver a fair number of mild laughs, and as with the
casts of Guest's films, the actors do a good job of inhabiting their
roles. 2 ½ out of 4 stars.
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