Judgment (2001)

Director:

André van Heerden

Writers:

André van Heerden (written by) &
Peter Lalonde (written by) ...

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

History awaits a verdict.

Plot:

The devil arrives on Earth to prove Jesus never existed.

Plot Keywords:

Trial | End Times | Lawyer | Christian | Antichrist

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Corbin Bernsen	...	Mitch Kendrick
Jessica Steen	...	Victoria Thorne
Leigh Lewis	...	Helen Hannah
Mr. T	...	J.T. Quincy
Nick Mancuso	...	Franco Macalousso
Michael Copeman	...	Judge Thorton Wells
Marium Carvell	...	Selma Davis
Sandra Caldwell	...	Sherry Quincy
Patrick Gallagher	...	Jake Goss
Arnold Pinnock	...	David Sands
Nicole Leroux	...	Dawn Blushak
Tony Nappo	...	Willie Spino
Doug Lennox	...	General Tyson Keenen
Steve Jackson	...	Alan Cantona
Jason Michaels	...	Eric Shearer

Also Known As:

Apocalypse IV: Judgment (USA) (series title)
O.N.E: One Nation Earth (UK) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Cloud Ten Pictures

Quotes:

[after interviewing Macalousso]
Victoria Thorne: This is a real god. A god of signs, and wonders. A god who loves humanity, doesn't think we're sinners, wants to teach us how to love each other, and take care of *this* world, *now*. This is Franco Macalousso, our bright and shining star. This is a god for today, and for the future.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV)

another example of bad Christian art.

first I'd like to say that I am a firm believer in Christ and his Gospel, and I respect these Christians for TRYING to make a decent film. I also love to laugh at bad movies. With this said, I can honestly say that this movie was HILARIOUSLY AWFUL! Every character with the exception of the lawyer and maybe Hannah or whoever was as flat as if they'd been run over by a steamroller. The arguing about the resurrection part of the courtroom sounded like a plug from a book by Josh McDowell. The Antichrist guy just looked like some frumpy dude with alot of regalia. It was never explained why this was the Greatest Trial In History or whatever - it looked like just another Christian being persecuted. The part about the baby killing could have turned out to be interesting if the lawyer had used the evidence, but that was completely abandoned and left us scratching our heads as to why it was included in the first place. The ending was abrupt and just as unsatisfying as the rest of the movie (do they all die? do they get away? will there be a sequel? who knows???)

The best (or worst) thing about this film was the almighty MR T. Everything he said was barked in familiar Mr. T fashion, which increacesed the hilarious rating of this movie to "over the roof." His role as the Christian who wants to act too fast instead of sitting around and "waiting on God" was perfect for him, but like someone else said, he is the exact same person as he is on the A Team.

Christian filmmakers, if you're reading this, PLEASE, PLEASE make good movies. The last thing we need is another bad Christian movie. Good movies include original plots, characters with depth, well written scripts, put together in a way that is not formulaic, contrived, or cliched. Characters are not just props to plug your message into. The message needs to come through in the whole story, which is told by the lighting, the soundtrack, the camera, the dialogue, and just about every other aspect. In "Judgement," the message came may have come through, but the story didn't.