The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey
viewers reviews
'Sentiment: Positive 🙂'
I really wanted to like this movie; I love The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. But the movie was like watching a low-budget play. The musical score, which I heard prior to seeing the movie, seemed moving, dramatic and even beautiful. But the movie missed the mark.ON THE OTHER HAND: those interested in celebrating (or even investigating) Mormonism would be FAR BETTER SERVED watching "The Work and the Glory" - which, while not as doctrinally "heavy" as the Book of Mormon Movie intended to be (and failed), is at least beautifully filmed, well-acted and is simply not painful to watch.BTW I enjoy the Genesis Project effort to put OT & NT stories on film, sticking to the text. I'm not just against putting scriptural stories on film per se. But this "project" needs more work, and especially more thought.
'Sentiment: Negative ☹️'
I have been thinking all day about reasons why this movie was NOT bad and I can't think of anything. The clothes look like they were just out of the cleaners: new, bright, unwrinkled. The interior home set looks just like a modern home, with modern walls and paint. In fact, I'm 99% sure its just a room from someone's real home that was working on the film. The script is miserable, the acting is corny and poorly dubbed, and the metalwork looks like its brand new as well. And don't even get me started on the "camels." I think they're just alpaca's that someone dressed up. And you can definitely tell. I couldn't even endure the first hour of this horrible movie. Don't waste your time.
'Sentiment: Negative ☹️'
This movie is AWFUL. Top to bottom - writing, directing, production, sets, dialogue, acting, costumes, special effects - deeply, disturbingly poor. Do NOT pay to see this movie; do NOT buy it on video - the filmmakers deserve to lose all their money because they are so obviously incompetent. They plan on making at least 6 more in this series - they must not be allowed to! The film is SO BAD!!!When I say bad, I mean Batman and Robin bad. I mean Howard the Duck bad. B&R and Howard are ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES compared to this.
