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Wahlberg has impressive range. Very underrated actor.
We just came from seeing this movie. Had read a few articles and seen a few interviews on YouTube. Neither of us can remember going to a theater in the last several years. We sat through 15 minutes of worthless previews. The movie was worth the wait. Great acting by Wahlberg, Gibson and Sally Struthers too. It’s not a movie most people will like unless they are open to the fact that everything comes from God - everything even suffering. So to see major stars make a movie like this is just incredible. It is moving. I saw one interview where Jesse Waters said even he cried. I cried for about a third of it. Knowing it was a true story cements it. Plus a beautiful release date - holy week. Go and have hope. The world needs more movies like this, truly inspiring.
I have my tickets for this weekend!
“Will the built-in audience for such films stand for an R-rated biopic?”
Ya mean like the Passion of the Christ?
it sounds like a remake/rewrite of that other movie, “the cross and the switchblade”.
Not to deny redemption but, is that the
‘Boogie Nights’ Mark Wahlberg ?
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I have always liked Mark and I could like him even better if this film is true to his talents.
He seems like someone with whom I would like to share a drink.
Heard this rationalization of appeal to the crass before. Defecating is also authentic to characters and humans, but which does not justify including it any more than is does profanity, vulgarity and sensuality. And the former add nothing more to the conversation than passing gas does.
Which is in addition to conversion to Catholicism usually meaning ending up in Hell due to belief in a false gospel and lack of actual regeneration.
Young people use the F word more in one sentence than I have in my entire life, they'll be O.K.