The Apostle (1997)

An amazing movie
First of all i am a (pentacostal)Christian, and i have never heard about this movie. And i have to say now after watching this movie to my regret.

I bought this movie NEW in a store for about 1 dollar. Yes 1$. There was someone over there in the store wich told me it's a great movie. Sure i thought well see.

Well after me and my family and some of our friends saw this movie we all
had the same conclusion. THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME GREAT TERIFFIC.

Especially Christians should see this movie. I don't know how non believers will react to this movie.

I want so say a brief thing about the livestyle of this preacher, there
are parts of it wich are really bad. But you have to look at a person like
God does. Only Jesus is perfect and every Christian has his flaws. If a mature Christian looks at this movie and knows his bible. I think he will
like this movie. Remember lukewarmness is also a sin.

Glory, Glory to God! Hallelujah, Thank you, Jesus!
...and I say that as a Buddhist.

I both live and work in Hollywood, and this must have been a very tough picture for Robert Duvall to get made. "The Industry" tends to treat religious faith with contempt and ridicule -- Hollywood can't believe there are people who actually place their faith in anything besides fame and money. Religious people end up being treated in film as either comically delusional or slick confidence artists. Hollywood lives in a cultural bubble of its own making and just can't understand any other set of values.

In contrast, this film really reflects the Pentacostal communities of Texas and Louisiana, and does so without looking down at the people who live there. How refreshing. I'd be very curious to know how this movie works for people in the UK or other countries.

This is one of my favorite movies - I have seen it several times.
I really admire Robert Duvall for working to make this picture a reality. The character he plays is a three-dimensional, flawed human being who is "on fire for the Lord". He'll minister to anybody, anywhere. And he's most at home with a shoutin' congregation in a shoutin' church.

Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1997 ("As Good as it Gets"), and I think Duvall got robbed. R-O-B-B-E-D. Robbed.

Somebody say "Amen".

Simply Brilliant!
I've always been a Robert Duvall fan and this movie is by far one of his best performances! What a treat to see June Carter Cash on screen!