40: The Temptation of Christ

Mr Vail,you did an awesome job depicting what Jesus would have encountered during his 40 days in the desert , his agony and temptation were brought to life. Absolutely worth watching and rememgering what the messiah went through. Please accept my warmest and sincere review as outstanding in every way-George Petroski.

I watched this movie with my kids and they kept asking did Jesus really act like that? Why is he afraid? Why is he acting like that? And I totally agree with them, They portray Jesus as startled and slightly in fear and contemplative of being tempted. Not only that, it shows Jesus as being tempted throughout the 40 days when it says in Mathew that he prayed and fasted for 40 days and then the devil tempted Him and Jesus quickly put an end to it, Jesus was never actually "tempted" meaning the thought of bowing down to satan never appealed to Him because He knew who He was. Now this doesn't necessarily make Jesus seem like He's considering but it kinda does, it certainly doesn't portray Him as quickly quoting scripture and putting Satan in his place. Also it portrays Jesus as almost a normal boy in His youth, all I could think of was the boy actor just maybe wasn't able to act and speak? Not putting him down but I assume they just made the roll easy for the kid as he barely spoke. I get people want to add creativity and imagine what could have happened but please at least keep it in the boundaries of being biblically accurate.

From a Christian perspective, This movie has done its good work. The Director and the Script writers have brought some of their imaginations/insights into the plot which is not abusive or misleading.

For those people who are non-Christians and those who gave bad reviews, There is no action,violence and strong language in this movie.

What do you expect from a Christian movie?

It's a good recommendation for a Christian

Really enjoyed this movie, plenty of scripture and a good watch, those that have given bad reviews " especially the same guy twice " may possibly be non believers that did watch it all, or maybe? Just maybe want to put others off. Don't fall for this rubbish , even if they did watch it all then they did so with poor understanding of what happened, as Christians we both really enjoyed the movie, if you are not then please don't try and dissuade people who have faith, not in what is seen but what is unseen, because what is seen is fleeting and what is unseen is eternal. Oh and no violence etc so All in all a good clean adaptation that a Christian family can watch ,without the worldy rubbish and lies. Oh and every thing said by the actor portraying Jesus IS ACTUALLY SCRIPTURE " EXEPT 2 LINES" SO BIBLICALLY ACCURATE.

The movie is slow going and barren but this is to be expected! After all, it is a film based on Jesus in the wilderness. Nice sound track and cinematography. Inevitably the best scenes involve interactions between Jesus and the Devil. Dialogue tends to revert to scripture, which isn't a bad thing! The movie is slightly formulaic and derivative. I guess they had to include filler scenes to elongate the movie. The main protagonists were convincing enough in their roles. I actually would give it 6.5 if the option was available!