Lack of good storyline.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

I received this movie as a gift this year (2010) and frankly, had never heard of it, even though I pay attention to movie releases. I approached it with no expectations whatsoever. To me, almost everything about the movie, including the Christian subculture, the cast, the director, and so on, was an unknown. I've never seen a movie rated with so many 1's and 10's before. I suspect that people are projecting their religious agendas, and not properly rating the movie itself. A movie needs a good story; and I found the story engrossing, so that gives it at least a 6, for me. What particularly fascinated me was the highly interior look at personal conflict and challenges in church ministry, and this is a very honest movie. The music and the setting were an entertaining and enjoyable backdrop to the story, enough to raise the score to a 7. The acting won't win Oscars, but I felt deeply involved emotionally at various points in the story. Because of the Christian context, I believe many viewers just won't get into the story. The only thing to add is that I've never actually seen a movie like this; that in itself makes it worth watching, and brings the score to an 8, which places it within the top 10% of movies I've seen.

Some people might consider me bias here but the truth is I am not prejudice.I enjoyed this movie.I am Italian/American and trained and sparred in boxing gyms in ghetto neighborhoods.My late trainer always called me his adopted son and I loved him dearly enough to say goodbye too him on his death bed before he died of cancer.This is nothing personal towards the makers and the participants of the gospel.What I didn't like about the movie they never spoke about God's Ten Commandments nor did their church display them.It is the same old age old story when it comes to religious films they are all reluctant to preach about God's Ten Commandments for what they actually stand for,and while I'm on the subject of churches and films being made in the name of God:How come none of them have banners put up for God that he is The King Of His Universe?? God also created the universe as well as other worlds,and the bible states put up your banners for God.Show me one church that puts up banners for God showing he is King of His Universe.I keep doing what I do,promoting the most powerful laws ever written in the history of the world mainly because God himself wrote them and trying to give God his unspoken and unwritten glory's.

The Gospel was a good movie that deserves more credit than it received. When the Gospel first hit movie theaters I didn't think of it as a movie worth going to see, and I just recently saw it and it was actually really enjoying. What I loved most about The Gospel was the music because I am a fan of gospel music and I love most of the artists that performed. The only bad point was the voice that was chosen for Boris Kodjoe's character, which did not fit his persona. Nona Gaye did a bang up job in the movie, as well as Tamyra Gray, and Idris Alba. Although, I did not like the character that was chosen for Donny McClurkin, because to me Donny McClurkin's real life personality did not collide with the character he portrayed. Now please don't be mistaken, I understand that when you are portraying someone else that is exactly what you are doing, but usually actors merge their own character with the person they're portraying. So if you haven't seen The Gospel see it, you can even watch it with your family.

Maybe a little cheesy with some of the acting...but truth doesn't lose it's value in the messenger. I think that in the end it makes a good movie because of it's message. I am speaking from experience...and I know truth when I see it. I do understand that everyone's entitled to their opinion and all...I mean, I don't like everything Ebert says is "good stuff"...so with that in mind, if you like music, if you have an ounce of Christian faith, you'll enjoy this film. If you've been to a church in the south, I mean a "full gospel" church, you'll be able to relate tremendously...enjoy! If you are not a "person of faith", I hope you give this movie a chance to see what it's about...faith and the movie...that is. It's worth the time, in my opinion.