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The Gospel [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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The Prodigal Son Returns
Review date: 2007-10-06 Rating: 6 out of 10
This movies plot line is simple and old, it is as I titled my review, the return of the prodigal son retold. The son who turns his back on the church and his family is David Taylor, played by Boris Kodjoe. The son of a pastor he loses his faith when his mother dies feeling that God and his father let him down. He and his best friend Charles Frank played by Idris Elba were both studying to become reverends.
David leaves and we jump forward fifteen years, and becomes a very popular secular singing idol. We see his decadent life style where he wants for nothing. But then he gets a call that his father is ill and he heads back home. His father is played well by Clifton Powell. And by this time his best friend Charles is a self-centered egocentric man that is using the church to try and promote himself. The real story is to give us a look inside of black church society and at the same time it is a story of redemption for both of these young men. The gospel music does add to the film. It changes along with the times and what is transpiring within the church community.
So we have a low budget film about morality, faith, hope and recovery with some good original gospel music. The acting was not great and the plot line did have some holes for the supporting cast. But the story line of the main character is engaging and entertaining. So as other have said, just sit back and enjoy this simple tale.
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Actor(s):
Boris Kodjoe
Aloma Wright
Idris Elba
Clifton Powell
Nona Gaye
Creators:
Boris Kodjoe (Primary Contributor)
Nona Gaye (Primary Contributor)
Matthew MacCarthy (Cinematographer)
Rob Hardy (Writer)
Bernard Bronner (Producer)
Dianne Ashford (Producer)
Fred Hammond (Producer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
EAN: 0043396127579
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC,
Release date: 2006-01-03
Universal product code (UPC): 043396127579
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 105 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2005-10-07
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)