The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
A washed-up former child star, forced to do community service at a local megachurch, pretends to be a Christian to land the part of Jesus in their annual Passion Play, only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.
8 July 1968, Toledo, Ohio, USA
7 January 1983, San Jose, California, USA
13 November 1960, Waukegan, Illinois, USA
26 February 1964, USA
22 July 1965, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
9 March 1962
14 November 1961, Shoreham, Long Island, New York, USA
January 20, 2017
Redemption film has strong performance, message; weak story.
January 20, 2017
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone should satisfy its target heartland audience.
January 20, 2017
The sweet story has no surprises, but the humor and the very capable and appealing cast make it fun to watch, and make it touching as well.
January 19, 2017
The faith-promoting comedy-drama The Resurrection of Gavin Stone is pretty lifeless as a comedy, but earns back some charm as an earnest drama.
January 20, 2017
Funny, Poignant, Well Told Story
January 20, 2017
A portrayal we haven't often seen before, and marks a new direction for films targeted at that audience. It may even draw a new believer or two, but there's still a long way to go to totally nail the faith-based comedy genre.
January 20, 2017
The end result merits a paraphrase of the memorable appraisal by Miss Jean Brodie: For those who like that sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they probably will like.
January 20, 2017
For the faithful, the reasonably breezy fish-out-of-water elements should sufficiently liven up the standard tropes...But in the end, BH Tilt is right: this is a targeted project, and isn't really for anybody else.
January 21, 2017
Brett Dalton is the reason to see the film. He manages to combine brashness, cockiness and charm in a winning performance.
January 19, 2017
While it's got its charms, it's far from likely to bring in any new converts.
January 19, 2017
Like so many movies designed for believers first and ordinary sinners second, if at all, Gavin Stone has trouble approximating the sensibility of actual entertainment and is particularly deadly as a comedy.
