Faith Based

The director and screenwriter have made the project their joint effort. They put together a humorous, poking kind of humorous piece that satire 'Ly indicts the whole world of faith-based filmmaking. The two add their hoax on the character of the movie, imparting some fairy-tale colors to the whole thing by using their appropriately structured understanding of this genre. They are not bashing perceived imperfections in faith-based production; instead, Masciale and Barnette take a lighter approach that ribs and lovingly mocks the very stereotypical and extremely exaggerated figures usually found in the genre. It is therein that they find their equal way of twisting between fun and reverence by creating an enjoyable and rather comically absurd parody of the aforementioned genre with some industriousness on their behalf-a new take on faith-based cinema. Working together, Masciale and Barnett make a film that retains entertainment value while inviting audiences themselves to question some of the conventions and tropes surrounding faith-based storytelling, creating an interpretation of the genre that provides nuance alongside playfulness, assuring resonance with viewers.

Go in to it expecting what it is, a low budget indie comedy and enjoy the ride. Faith Based tells the story of two friends who are stuck in the doldrums of life and then decide that they want to get rich making a Faith Based film. It is silly, it has drug use and foul language and it is brings laughter along the way. Slows down a little towards the 3/4 point of the film, but finishes strong enough.

While it touches on sensitive topics and could have been mean-spirited or cruel it is none of those things. If anything it actually leaves you the feeling that each person should do their own thing and that's cool. There is poking of fun and humor about religion, but its a pretty good story.

I actually ended up watching it second time because a friend wanted to see it and found it to be worth the re-watch, there are little details in the scenes that you may miss the first time. The jokes and humor are still good, some even better, the second time around.

Plot had potential but didn't deliver. Seems like it was filmed in a few days without much thought.

This movie overcomes its low budget and delivers on story and laughs. It has a lot of heart, great cameos, and solid performances all around.

Please note: Don't judge it based on its title. This is not a skewering of religion. Far from it. Nor is it an endorsement of religion. It's just a light-hearted movie that entertains for 90 minutes. I don't know about anyone else, but that pretty much fits what I want to see in a comedy nowadays.

Even the premise of the film isn't that original but I wanted to give it a shot, since Jason Alexander was in it and could be a fun movie to laugh along for an hour or so.

What a giant let down. I did chuckle a few times at the beginning, but gradually it turns out none of the jokes are landing, none of the characters are well established, and you find yourself not rooting for anybody in the film because nobody has a developed character.

I get that the film is low budget, but the plot didn't need to be this ham-fisted and devoid of any interest whatsoever. There are better student films on a lower budget than this.