NoWireHangers 2007-09-30
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In "The Judas Project", Jesus never came 2000 years ago. Instead now, in the present, god sends his son, Jesse, to do what Jesus didn't do.And although society is very different from 2000 years ago, he gets pretty much the same reception. Loyal followers as well as detractors.
I'm sure that if this movie had been done right, it could have been useful for discussions in church youth groups. But the film has too many flaws to succeed. First of all, it's badly written. The story is very unfocused. There are long sequences where not much happens and then all of a sudden everything happens at once, and again, a long montage with schmaltzy music, where nothing happens. And most of the "dramatic" scenes are just cheesy, although the movie does have some pretty good special effects for a low budget movie of its time, and I really liked the graveyard scene towards the end.
Another problem is in the casting. SOme actors do good jobs, some less so, and the Jesus/Jesse character is very uncharismatic; it's hard to believe he would gain such a following.
In conclusion, "The Judas Project" is a pretty bad movie. It does have some entertainment value and is interesting as an example of unsuccessful religious filmmaking, but this doesn't make it worth buying at full price, especially since the DVD transfer is quite bad, with bad sound and picture quality. I found it for $3.99, which I found to be a reasonable price.
