The Gospel (2005)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

Rob Hardy

Writer:

Rob Hardy (written by)

Release Date:

7 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

See It! Live It! Spread It!

Plot:

This is a story about a successful young R&B singer that has an unlikely homecoming when his father, the bishop, becomes ill.

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Boris Kodjoe	...	David Taylor
Idris Elba	...	Reverend Charles Frank
Nona Gaye	...	Charlene Taylor Frank
Clifton Powell	...	Bishop Fred Taylor
Aloma Wright	...	Ernestine
Donnie McClurkin	...	Minister Hunter
Omar Gooding	...	Wesley
Tamyra Gray	...	Rain Walker
Keshia Knight Pulliam	...	Maya Walker
Michael J. Pagan	...	Young David
Sean Nelson	...	Young Frank
Hezekiah Walker	...	Brother Gordon
Dwayne Boyd	...	Oscar
Tony Vaughn	...	Bishop Stackhouse
Justin Hires	...	Youngster

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements including suggestive material, and mild language.

Runtime:

105 min | Argentina:111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:PG | Argentina:Atp | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Rainforest Films

Quotes:

Charlene Frank: You're amazing. You quote scripture better than anybody I know. You know the Bible backwards and forwards. But you have no clue... no clue. You need Jesus, Frank. You need Jesus.

Movie Connections:

Spin off The Gospel Live Concert (2005) (V)

This was what the Fighting Temptations should have been.

The Gospel was a nice movie. It was what the Fighting Temptations should have been. Unlike the Fighting Temptations, this movie dealt with real situations and showed people going through real struggles. It showed people who were flawed and who were struggling with their faith but who persevered and grew. It was not a groundbreaking movie but there were surprises. Some of the characters went in different directions than I expected. The ending could have been made a little clearer. The director choose to end with flashes of scenes that you had to look at quickly before they went away. But it was a nice movie. The music was nice too, although I would have liked to have seen more variety in the songs they picked. Most of the songs came from only one composer.