I'm in Love with a Church Girl (2013)

Powerful

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Gangster meets a church-girl and goes good didn't sound too shabby for a movie, and Ja Rule's name is a sure-shot to boost up the street-cred but... And I do mean but... This is one of the preachiest movies I have ever seen in my whole life... Granted, it's a Gospel movie company that did it BUT does that mean that they have to refer to God or the bible in 75% of all the scenes in the movie? They even gave God a executive producer spot for the movie lol... And there are no gangsterish scenes to be talked about either, Ja Rule is out of the gangster-life already when the movie starts so it's not as much of a "coming of age"-story as I expected either... Acting-wise Ja Rule is actually pretty good, but the script and dialogue is sometimes not even bearable due the writers trying to constantly push their Gospel-agenda down the viewers throats... If however you are super-religious and go to church every Sunday (like everyone should do according to the movie) then yeah you might like it...

This movie blind-sided me. I'm not a "faith" person, but wish I could be one of Vanessa's friends or in the family. Such standout faith. And there are people like this. I don't know how it happens, but it does. What is wrong with "good". Loved the feeling I had at the end of this movie. I knew the reviews and comments would not be favorable, for all the reasons that make soul-less reality TV so much a part of people's lives. Thank you, whoever conceived this story, and I hope more people will feel what I felt. Wish I could cross-over like this. Just see this film. Oh right, any review requires 10 lines of text. I find this not a productive requirement. Wish this site would re-evaluate this policy. Just SEE this movie. Oh, yes, don't shout either.

I was able to go experience the tour for the movie in Mississippi. All of the clips had me "coo coo for cocoa puffs' so I knew that I would be going to the theater soon. I was glad to not have been disappointed. The movie was shot really well (great cameras) and many of the actors and actresses were phenomenal. Being able to attend the tour, it was cool to know the background story of what actually happened and the connection that T-Bone had with Galley (Montego) in real life years ago. God is real, God is powerful, and God can and will redeem. The very name of Jesus sends chills through my body because of what He has done and what He is doing this very day. This movie should be able to reach anyone. It wasn't made necessarily for Christians to be entertained, but for the "yet to believe" folks to come to hear about a mighty God of grace, love, and His relentless pursuit to have an intimate relationship with His children. I received from this movie that people can't change people no matter how pure our intentions nor can we give up on others despite how things may look. God didn't give up on us in which He used someone else to share Him with us. He does the work. We are only His vessels.

Finally Hollywood is putting out a movie that teaches values and morals without the use of guns, drugs, cursing, violence, sex, etc. This movie is so different and unique because of the fact that it had values that can actually help the youth. My wife and I left the movie feeling refreshed and positive about our society. PLEASE Hollywood, listen to the example of this movie and realize that you can actually have a positive impact on today's youth. The movie is a great story of forgiveness and redemption and it seems that some critics are putting it down because it outwardly mentions God and Jesus Christ as the source. I wish more movies were about this and used God as the focus. Look around and you will see that we have strayed far from what is moral. Maybe if we turn back to God we can live in the world that we all envision. More movies like this can help that happen. Thank God for the courage of all those involved in the movie, especially Ja-Rule.