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Moviecut—The Pastor and the Pro

This film has some amazing things going for it. The performance by Kelly Cunningham is superb, and whilst the rest of the cast is decent as well she definitely carries the fim. The camera work and film quality are also quite good. The writing is amazing with clever and entertaining dialogue and interesting characters. I was hooked and laughing most of the way through the movie. It seems to fall apart late in the third act however where a lot of intricate and clever webs are weaved but the writer didn't really know how to end it. The final twist in the story seems unnecessary and only serves to leave us with a relatively disappointing conclusion that makes the ending feel extremely rushed and disjointed.

This film's premise is so refreshing original. The plot has great twists and turns that keep the viewers interest piqued. The characters and acting are fantastic and I wish there more films like this out there. Easily watchable for Christians and non-Christians alike. The fact the filmmakers made this on a shoestring budget shows that in the end, the story is everything.

References to Bible characters not too subtle. Kernel of a good idea, but somehow too slow and talky, even though a short film. The two women leads are good, not much else to compliment.

Ok... I didn't like the ending... but the entire movie otherwise was pure joy. Wonderful effort by a very talented entrepreneur, director and actor. I read a Wall Street Journal article that said he only spent $11,000 to make this film. AMAZING! Well done. Fun to watch.

This isn't a cookie cutter studio film. It's a little off kilter. That's good. Both leads give fun performances. Good for pizza and a movie night with SO

This kind of story happened on most normal people mostly, however, they set this plot in this movie, so i doubt what they want to imply? the stubborn church regulation and traditional value? the discourage and hypocritical church worker? coward and inferiority prostitute? Honestly, it gives me an important revelation about dealing this kind of issue. Actually, they love each other. Just give more time to each other, they may become a pair of faithful lover!

"Jacob" (Travis Lincoln Cox) is a really nice guy who serves in a church while anxiously waiting to be ordained. Unfortunately, the fact that he is young and single works against him with his superior "Pastor Campbell" (Phillip Keiman) who doesn't quite feel comfortable with him yet. On an entirely different note, however, is the fact that Pastor Campbell's conniving niece "Leah" (Monika Holm) definitely likes Jacob and often tries to use her relationship with her uncle to pressure Jacob into dating her. So when an important Christian leader by the name of "Dr. Callahan" (Andrew Tribolini) accepts an invitation to visit the small church, Jacob is essentially told that in order to be invited he must bring a date-presumably Leah. But rather than bringing her, Jacob decides to ask his neighbor "Rachel" (Kelly Cunningham) to come instead. The problem is that Rachel is a prostitute and she not only wants to be paid but also has one major condition that Jacob has to agree to as well. And this creates all kinds of problems for him. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a cute film which started off rather well but tapered off midway through the picture. Yet even so, both Travis Lincoln Cox and Kelly Cunningham performed quite well and if not for the lackluster ending I would have rated this film slightly higher.

While there are so many repeated storylines and cliches in movies, this movie was a breath of fresh air! For the budget that they were working with, it's absolutely great. I didn't think anything came across as religious propaganda although obviously centered around the church. It's just a fun and compelling storyline that I very highly recommend! I hope Matthew Wilson has more opportunities in the future!