WOW!! Such a great feast of fantastic voices and strong performances! So much so, that a pop star talent like John Legend paled in comparison to seasoned stage presence of his co-players. This production begins with a shock of talent. The minimalized stage allowed for fluid transitions and big performances. In my opinion, this production fared better than the other recent spate of "Live, Televized" musical extravaganzas, although the big emotions of the the piece suffered by the interruption of commercials, which so broke the rhythm of the piece that it felt veerry looonnngg. As for the merits and failures of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, that is a discussion for another time (a crucifixion without a resurrection kinda misses the point, just saying) but the songs with their powerful and poignant lyrics will continue to haunt our culture. So, in terms of production, I give it an 8 (great) out of 10. As for theology and faithfulness to the mission and message of Jesus, I give it a 4 (poor).
Love the layers in this movie. Couldn't stop thinking about it after I left. I've seen it twice already. In fact, as I was leaving the theater, I saw myself going in and thought, "Man, he is going to love this!"
There’s some nostalgia for me with this one. Technically speaking, it’s not a great movie by any means but there’s some humorous parts, some oddly placed 90’s tunes, some questionable performances to say the least. Yet I still enjoyed the re watch after so many years.
I remember watching this when it came out and not being very impressed or entertained. I was excited to rewatch it (and the second one) in light of the 3rd one coming out. Plus I must have been in a bad mood or something because there's no way a big budget action movie with good ole Denzel in the lead could suck? Unfortunately, it's just as stupid and bad the second time around...
So put this on for my wife. I planned to play on my tablet only giving the movie token attention. But dang was this a fun romp. I laughed. I cried (not really). I really liked this play on 1947 vs 2023. Good job Hallmark!
