The Resurrection Of Gavin Stone (2017)
Rated PG
Starring Brett Dalton, Angela Johnson-Reyes, Shawn Michaels, D.B. Sweeney, Neil Flynn,
Directed by Dallas Jenkins
The Story:
Gavin Stone (Dalton) is a former child actor who has one altercation with the police too many. Forced to do community service instead of jail time, he opts to assist a church in his hometown. While working on a strained relationship with his dad (Flynn), he becomes intrigued by Kelly (Johnson-Reyes) who is directing the church's Passion Play. What better community service for an actor than to play the role of a lifetime, and tackle Jesus. The church has one stipulation though, all actors have to be Christians. Easy enough, Gavin is an actor after all, and he'll just wing the whole Christian thing as well.
So I'm sure I've already lost a few people's interests because it's a "Christian movie".
So now, I'll lose the rest of you: It was made by WWE Studios.
How's that for a change of pace from the folks that give us B movie action flicks every few months?
It's a light comedy with a touch of romance as Gavin tries desperately to woo Kelly. What he learns, among many things, is the harder he tries, the more he fails. It is when he is sincere and honest that Kelly, and most everyone else, really open up to him and like the Gavin Stone that stands before them.
Naturally there needs to be a 3rd Act conflict that threatens everything that has unfolded for Gavin on his journey of redemption.
It comes by way of Hollywood calling him back to the world of network television, and naturally, he needs to be back in Hollywood.
The same weekend.
Is Gavin going to choose Hollywood or the small town?
And is any of his pretending to be a Christian going to sink in and stick?
Dalton does a great job as the former star who has crashed back to Earth hard, and wants nothing more than to recapture the glory of his past. By the end of the movie, you can see the changes that have come over him and it's a sweet story to behold.
Final Grade: B
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