| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | THE APOSTLE (1997) |
| Director | Robert Duvall |
| Writer | Robert Duvall |
| Lead Actor | Robert Duvall |
| Cast | Robert Duvall, Todd Allen, Paul Bagget |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release Date | February 20, 1998 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 14m(134 min) |
| Budget | Not Available |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 7.2/10 |
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Robert Duvall’s electrifying portrait of a Jesus obsessed Pentecostal preacher doesn’t belong with the skeptical versions of priests and ministers that dominate 20th century movies and fiction. Duvall’s Sonny Dewey isn’t perfect, but he’s not a phony.
Sonny sees everything that happens in his life as God’s reply to his constant nagging. The danger, of course, is that you can arrange it (perhaps unconsciously) so that God gives the answers you prefer.
In The Apostle (a 13 year effort by Duvall as writer, producer, director and star) Sonny is a funny and charismatic preacher. He’s been unfaithful to his spouse (also an evangelist, played by Farrah Fawcett). That leads to a traumatic split in which he also loses his kids and his prosperous church.
The heart of the film is in Sonny’s efforts to remake his life. He prays for forgiveness and guidance, takes on a new identity in a small Louisiana town and rebuilds a primarily black church from scratch.
He battles his demons (his temper and sexual loneliness) with mixed success, but he makes a difference in the town.
Duvall has given himself a showy acting vehicle and a uniquely complex character. The supporting cast is exactly right, especially Miranda Richardson, as a woman cautiously attracted to the revived Sonny, and Billy Bob Thornton, as a local bigot.
The Apostle is about an imperfect man with an irrepressible passion for God. He is (in ways much different than most Catholics are used to) a kind of miracle an enduring, indomitable channel of grace.
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