Everyone, today, we are going to be reviewing a movie that was only in theaters for four days this past week. It is actually based on a Christian book series that was written by two authors by the name of Tim Lahore, and Jerry B. Jenkins. Presenting to you all a review of a film that is based on that series, the one, and only, movie version of Left Behind: Rise Of The Antichrist!
Plot: When an airplane pilot named Rayford Steele (Kevin Sorbo), and a small group of people discover that the Rapture has occurred, will they, and any other people that are still remaining on Earth come to have a relationship with Jesus either before, or during the time of the Tribulation that is about to occur?
Well, first of all, it was great to see a new theatrically released Left Behind film since, well, we had the last one with Nicholas Cage back in 2014. Not to mention that, this time around, we have Christian actor Kevin Sorbo (who was previously in films like Soul Surfer, and God’s Not Dead 1, for instance) included in this cast this time around. Speaking of which, not only does he do well, but so do the rest of the cast members playing in their respective roles in this film. Man, even the one that plays the Antichrist character, or ones who play other villain roles are just so phenomenal, and do really well with being a villain. Of course same goes for those who play the protagonists, but still. It’s also interesting how Sorbo plays a character likely similar to the one that he played in God’s Not Dead 1. Oh, and this film does well with surprisingly acting like a good action film at times. You’d be stunned by how suspenseful some of those moments are. Oh, and did I forget to mention that there is a scene around the last half of the movie that is really dark, and creepy, but still really well done? The way it is set up is really cool. I won’t say what happens, but let’s just say that one, and every other scene is so well-written up. But this scene in particular, that is. As for the story overall, even if the movie directors, and authors Tim Lahaye, and Jerry B. Jenkins might most likely be inaccurate about how the Rapture, and the events leading up to the Second Coming Of Christ might be inaccurate (although God only knows about that for sure), the storyline of this film, like most, if not all, of the other Left Behind movies is very well executed. And of course the music, how can you go wrong with the score? Additionally, it’s interesting how there are references to things from other Christian films as well. Strangely enough, there are quite a few Easter eggs in Left Behind: Rise Of The Antichrist. Finally, the movie does well with showing that people can truly understand that God does in fact exist, even if they might find that hard to believe at first, but are willing to dig deeper into that truth anyway.
And that’s my review for Left Behind: Rise Lf The Antichrist. This new version of the story is very well thought out, and is executed just as well, if not more so, than other film version of this story that have been released for likely quite a few decades. Of course some of the better things would be stuff like better cinematography, maybe slightly better acting, and things like that, but still. I would say that if you missed the window to see Left Behind: Rise Of The Antichrist when it showed from this past Sunday through yesterday, then definitely make it a point to see it. If you liked the other Left Behind films, you will most likely enjoy this version just as much, maybe even more so than, those versions. But again, all the more reason to see this film, and see what you think!
Final Grade: A+
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