5/5 Fact and fantasy merge into an interesting film
  by Sharon Levenson (new jersey)
Not being a christian I have reservations about biblical films of this sort..History,and historians have been deconstructing the fables of the bible for decades now,showing how the scripture,far from being firsthand or divine accounts is in fact after-the-fact propaganda designed to increase membership and establish lines of authority..That many today prefer the fantasy to the facts is a matter of religious training,doctrine,wishful-thinking and a need to feel that we do have value in a world where science explodes this notion with each new,cold,sterile discovery..
This film,containing a fine blend of the humanity of the writings ascribed to John with the fantasy-oriented articles of religious faith that make the book so important to believers is an exception to the otherwise dogmatic charlton Heston-type biblical epics,which present cardboard personalities and one-sided notions taken directly from whatever mainstream religious groups were involved in the script-writing..That a religious narrative can be transformed into a gripping story involving everyday people and extraordinary situations is a welcome change from the many one dimensional"Jesus-of Nazareth" sagas that have littered the screen since the first motion pictures were exhibited..
That this film can both satisfy the believers and work as a sort of semi-fictional narrative that is moralistic,inspiring,and necessary in our world today says much about the skill involved in the making of the movie and its participants.
That i,as a non-christian,might view the story itself as being something other than reality or real history does not detract from the fact that I find the film both interesting and successful...One need not be a believer or a christian to find the charecters all too human,and the points made all too true..


5/5 Moving, Loving Film
  by Zehra T. Guvendiren (Woodstock, MD)
I agree with the individual who said the two-hour version is very good but the three-hour version is great, because the latter has a whole lot of the biblical narration used to place the actors in context. Of course, it is difficult to perfectly perform a written description of history, with all of its God-breathed emotions and descriptions and significances, through the eye of a camera lens. We are, after all, just human. BUT this is the most loving, moving, engrossing attempt I have ever seen. Cusick is passionate about bringing the human side of Jesus to the audience, and it pays off. I turn on this movie (or even fall asleep to it) when I want to hang out with Jesus, as a friend.

5/5 satisfied customer
  by Christina
I received my order sooner than I expected. I will definetly buy from this seller again.

5/5 Perfect. The best portrayal of Jesus. Brings the Bible to life visually.
  by GT (BC, Canada)
The best portrayal of Jesus we have seen - Loving, but confident and powerful.

My wife and I now have more than twenty bible based dvd's, and this was, (and is) our favorite.

Very realistic, powerful and moving. Well acted, well cast, literal, professional and entertaining. Riveting, never boring, (we watched the 3 hour version).


A suggestion for those new to Christianity:

We were fairly new to our faith when we first watched this film, and found it very helpful to refer to a good study Bible after watching the movie to better understand some parts of the graphically powerful message delivered by the movie.

We use the Life Application Study Bible and The Quest Study Bible.


5/5 Excellent Production
  by J. Matos (Fort Worth, TX USA)
This film takes its script word for word from the Gospel of John using the Good News Bible (Today's English Version). Detailed attention is given to historical and cultural background. Scholarly support provides credibility to its presentation. Helpful special features. Jesus is presented with full range of emotion as indicated in the Fourth Gospel.

The video makes some assumptions about Mary Magdalene. Since she is not mentioned in the Fourth Gospel until the passion and resurrection narratives, the producers felt it would be important to introduce her sooner in the presentation. This is certainly helpful. However, they assume her presence at certain dialogues (the farewell discourse for instance). One drawback (minor as it is) is that occasionally the narrator speaks in the place of a known character in the dialogue. It is understandable at one point or two, but on other occasions it takes away from a participant who has been represented by an actor.