There are movies and then there are movies you care enough to talk about for a while. GOD'S NOT DEAD 2 doesn't require you seeing the first one. This faith based movie is directed by Harold Cronk and may take a little time to hook you; or on the other hand release you.
Christian Grace Wesley(Melissa Joan Hart) teaches high school history in the small conservative town of Hope Springs. She finds herself being grilled by the school board after answering a question from a troubled teen, Brooke Thawley (Hayley Orrantia). The question seemed innocent enough at the time; Miss Wesley compared Jesus to historical figures Gahndi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Before long she is fighting to keep her job and her First Amendment rights.
Her case is reluctantly taken by a public defender, Tom Endler (Jesse Metcalfe), who really doesn't believe with her thinking. His research and courtroom savvy will get the attention of a news reporter, Amy Ryan (Trisha LaFache), who was a religious skeptic until her own fight with cancer was won.
Some will find this film hackneyed, while others will feel inspiration. Take into consideration that more and more faith-based movies are being made. Hart plays her role with noticeable conviction. And Miss Orrantia is also notable. Others in the cast: Ernie Hudson, Robin Givens, Maria Canals-Barrera, Benjamin A. Onyango and Pat Boone.
Christian Grace Wesley(Melissa Joan Hart) teaches high school history in the small conservative town of Hope Springs. She finds herself being grilled by the school board after answering a question from a troubled teen, Brooke Thawley (Hayley Orrantia). The question seemed innocent enough at the time; Miss Wesley compared Jesus to historical figures Gahndi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Before long she is fighting to keep her job and her First Amendment rights.
Her case is reluctantly taken by a public defender, Tom Endler (Jesse Metcalfe), who really doesn't believe with her thinking. His research and courtroom savvy will get the attention of a news reporter, Amy Ryan (Trisha LaFache), who was a religious skeptic until her own fight with cancer was won.
Some will find this film hackneyed, while others will feel inspiration. Take into consideration that more and more faith-based movies are being made. Hart plays her role with noticeable conviction. And Miss Orrantia is also notable. Others in the cast: Ernie Hudson, Robin Givens, Maria Canals-Barrera, Benjamin A. Onyango and Pat Boone.