Well everyone, today, we are going to be reviewing a biopic for the first time in a long while. This time, it is a movie about a person who went from being a bit as great of a person to becoming possibly one of the most influential people in American Church history. Without further ado, let’s talk about the one, and only Father Stu.
Plot: The film depicts some of the life of former boxing champion Stuart Long, who lived in Helena, Montana. It then shows how he went from boxer, and former convicted felon to becoming a priest in the Roman Catholic Church during some off the 1900s decade.
Okay, first off, I’m surprised that this film hasn’t seemed to be more popular in theatres. Why people seem to give films like the Marvel, and/or possibly even D.C. superhero films more attention than films like Father Stu, or other films that are based on real events, especially at a time when COVID is occurring, is beyond me. Anyway, Father Stu is definitely a great film. First of all, how could one not like the fact that this film is based on a true story? Second, films like Father Stu do well with speaking to the fact that God can, and DOES use even the most broken people with any type of tragic pst, to further His Kingdom. I mean we have the main character, Stuart Long, later to be known as Father Stu, making some choices that, let’s just say weren’t exactly the best, and then finding God, and eventually becoming a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. The film definitely provides a great example as to how God uses broken things, and turns them into good, especially for those individuals that love God. Oh, and of course, how could one not appreciate the fact that this film is based on events that evidently occurred in real life? Additionally, the acting is phenomenal, most notably from Mark Wahlberg, who portrays Father Stu in this film. Let me tell you, he does great in almost, if not quite everything that he’s been in. Father Stu is no exception. It’s also great to see this movie show the human side of even priests. I mean the movie Father Stu does an excellent job of teaching the audience that even human priests are not perfect. Yeah, again, of course Jesus Christ is the Perfect One to have walked this Earth. Finally, it’s very cool to hear about some of the experiences from some of the characters from this movie.
And that’s my review for Father Stu. It is a great biopic that does great at showing how God is in the miracle business even today. It does a great job of portraying life, seems to be mostly, if not fully accurate to the actual account of Father Stu’s life, and helps portray how even church leaders are human, and makes mistakes from time to time. If you haven’t seen this film yet, I highly recommend that you do. I can guarantee that you won’t be sorry that you did. So yeah, go see it if you can ASAP!
Final Grade: A+
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