Chris Moriarty Going into this movie with no trailer only on a recommendation of a friend It didn't take me too long to figure out why i was sent to this movie. The debate over life and death as it relates to religion and lack of faith has always been a touch stone in my life. Tom Jones and Sam Jackson are two of my favorite dialog deliverers, they speak the lines as spontaneous as breath. The see saw of atheism versus Christianity was well versed and always captivating till the final scene of Jones' "White" speaking of the destitution his character has been wrapped in since birth. The single stage scene was completely lost to the actors interaction and debates which raged on into the morning. There sides while well established never faltered in their defense of their beliefs, but sincerely responded to criticism of the others and honest retorts without insulting the other side.

chancellorpink The movie was a major disappointment given the talent. However, knowing much of McCarthy's atheistic writing, it was obvious to me from the start that the religious advocate would be: a) non-intellectual; and b) defeated by his own doubt at the end. Yawn. McCarthy let's the Jackson character do most of the talking throughout the piece, so "stupid" people of faith can be duped into hoping that perhaps the Jackson character is making some headway in his quest to save Jones. But, of course, McCarthy is really only saving his "brilliant" atheistic diatribe to be inserted into Jones' mouth, in rapid "wow, that's said so fast, it must be true" grand finale fashion, at the end.It's a dirty pool trick on any viewer unfamiliar with McCarthy's personal bent, who's hoping for an honest and consistent resolution of the discussion between the characters. Instead, we get what amounts to a political rant designed to blow faith out of the water.Bravo, not.The dishonesty of the "dramatic" structure ruins the entire film. Although, I'm sure know-it- all atheists like McCarthy and the Jones character will love it.

earl-bosch Seems atheist hates the movie and believers don't, yet the movie does not choose either side. It tries to show both as hopeless cases of being converted to the other. Yet in the end, if you take the sum of their lives, who's live would you choose: The easy, rich, intellectual who only looks after himself and has no reason to live. Or the very dramatic, traumatic, poor person who spends all his time looking after other totally useless people, but enjoys every moment of being alive. From that point of view its easy to understand why atheist would hate this movie. But if an atheist ever wants to know why he can't convince a true believer, he should watch this movie.

beta6-1 Lots of movies nowadays have all those flashy effects, CGI, barely any storyline and one dimensional bad guys. Such movies usually don't age well since CGI and effects are constantly upgraded.I think this is one of those movies which that just doesn't get old.Its just two old men talking about life and god in a single worn down room. There is no need for special effects, punchy one liners or even names. This is done so minimalistic that it seems just perfectly balanced. The story arc within the discussion moves at a nice pace. Nearly every line can make you think...if you are into that kind of stuff.This one of those movies i recommend watching actively. Whereas in other movies you can walk away and get a pizza at the next market, come back and they are still running/shooting/screaming this movie needs your attention.Oh and you can be certain there wont be a sequel/prequel or any other kind of quel...which makes this even more powerful.After watching this i feel compelled to read the play....and i don't read often.