The Confirmation written and directed by Bob Nelson (the man who also wrote the Alexander Payne film Nebraska) is better at talking about faith and spirituality in its 100 mins of screen time than any so called "Christian" or "new-faith" film that has come out in the last ten years. The empathy shown for many of the side characters is remarkable and just goes to show how good of a dramatist Bob Nelson is. Take that God's Not Dead, the least empathetic film from a Christian perspective I've ever seen. It wishes it was half as good as The Confirmation. If only Christian filmmakers would get the dollar signs out their eyes. Sorry for the mini rant. Go see The Confirmation, not a perfect film, but one that earns it's happy resolutions and lessons learned through great story telling, acting, and direction.
Review of The Confirmation
