The Gospel (Special Edition)

Amazon.com The Gospel is by no means a great movie, but it has enough heart, simple decency, and fine music to make it appropriate viewing for families of all kinds. Director-screenwriter Rob Hardy's story revolves around David Taylor (played in his adult years by Boris Kodjoe), a devout youngster who, disillusioned by the death of his mother and mistrust of his pastor father (Clifton Powell), leaves the fold and goes on to become a hip-hop star. But when Bishop Taylor falls ill and David returns home to find his church in dire financial straits and about to be taken over by the Reverend Charles Frank (Idris Elba), once David's best friend but now a self-promoting, money-obsessed hypocrite, well, let's just say that one needn't be an oracle to predict how things will turn out. So the dialogue is hackneyed and the story short on nuance (the title of David's big hit, "Let Me Undress You," is typical of the general lack of subtlety). What this modest film has going for it is a refreshing dearth of cynicism and pretension, not to mention a total absence of profanity, violence, and graphic sex. And in shedding light on an African-American church's place in its community, a role that is not just spiritual by financial, social, and more, The Gospel also gives us some wonderfully infectious contemporary gospel music, performed by singers like Yolanda Adams and American Idol finalist Tamyra Gray. In fact, the music might even inspire some viewers to check out the music of some of the genre's real-life giants, like the great Rev. James Cleveland. And that is high praise indeed. --Sam Graham Product Description Direction: Rob Hardy Actors: Aloma Wright, Boris Kodjoe, Clifton Powell, Donnie McClurkin, Idris Elba, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Omar Gooding, Tamyra Gray Special Features: Full Frame Format. Language: English Year: 2005 Runtime: 103 minutes.
ASIN: B000CBP02A
VSKU: 5ALWH00008M7_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Boris Kodjoe|Nona Gaye|Idris Elba|Clifton Powell|Aloma Wright|Donnie McClurkin|Omar Gooding|Tamyra Gray|Keshia Knight Pulliam|Michael J. Pagan|Sean Nelson|Hezekiah Walker|Rob Hardy
Binding: Dvd
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Condition Notes: The DVD is in good condition. Disc comes in original case with original artwork.