The Apostle
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Actor: Billy Bob Thornton, Farrah Fawcett, June Carter Cash, Miranda Richardson, Robert DuvallBrand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-05
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Apostle
Movie Review: Duvall the alpha male...and a preacher
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent movie about a pentacostal preacher and his trials and tribulations. It's non-judgemental, and a fascinating character study. This is well worth the money.
Summary of The Apostle
He spent his life trying to be a good man. But beneath the virtue and the conviction that made him a successful preacherlie true human emotions-lust desire and rage. A preacher whose honest conviction won him the respect of a town until one day he commits a crime of passion. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/27/2009 Starring: Robert Duvall Todd Allen Run time: 134 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Robert DuvallWritten, directed, and personally financed by Robert Duvall, The Apostle was the culmination of a 14-year effort on the part of its creator, who also stars as the dynamic, God-fearing Texas preacher Euliss "Sonny" Dewey. Vibrantly authentic with its use of real gospel preachers and extras carefully selected from parishes of the deep South, the film treats its complicated characters with the kind of compassion and moral complexity mainstream Hollywood wouldn't dare muster. This is especially true in the case of Sonny, who responds to his wife's infidelity with a crime of passion that sends him on a new and uncharted quest for redemption. Under the assumed identity of "The Apostle E.F.," he settles in a tiny Louisiana town to revive an old church, where he undergoes a transformation of spirit and purpose that enlivens his community. But will the law catch up to him? Does he deserve to be punished? Fueled by Duvall's powerhouse performance, The Apostle refuses to praise or condemn its fascinating central character, leaving the proper degree of forgiveness up to the viewer. Further graced with superb performances by Farrah Fawcett, Miranda Richardson, and Billy Bob Thornton, the film is clearly Duvall's labor of love. The Collector's Edition DVD features a full-length commentary by Duvall and The Journey of the Apostle, a documentary featurette about the making of the film. --Jeff Shannon
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