God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
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| Directed by | Michael Mason |
| Written by | Michael Mason |
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| Cinematography | Brian Shanley |
| Music by | Pancho Burgos-Goizueta |
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| Distributed by | Pure Flix Entertainment |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3 million[1] |
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness is a 2018 American Christian drama film written and directed by Michael Mason. It is the third installment of the God's Not Dead series, following the 2014 film and its 2016 sequel. It stars David A. R. White, John Corbett, Shane Harper, Benjamin Onyango, Ted McGinley, Jennifer Taylor, Tatum O'Neal, Shwayze, and Cissy Houston.[2]
Principal photography was completed in Little Rock, Arkansas in December 2017. It was released in the United States on March 30, 2018.[2]
Premise
The film follows a congregation that is displaced after their church burns down, and both the struggles and conquests they face while trying to rebuild both their building and their faith.
Cast
- Jennifer Taylor as Meg Harvey
- John Corbett as Pearce Hill
- Tatum O'Neal as Barbara Solomon
- Ted McGinley as Thomas Ellsworth
- Shane Harper as Josh Wheaton
- David A. R. White as Reverend Dave
- Benjamin Onyango as Reverend Jude
- Cissy Houston
Production
Principal photography took place in December 2017 around Little Rock, Arkansas.[3]
Reception
Box office
In the United States and Canada, God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness was released on March 30, 2018, alongside Acrimony and Ready Player One, and was projected to gross $4–6 million from 1,685 theaters in its opening weekend.[4] It ended up debuting to just $2.6 million, finishing 12th at the box office and marking the lowest opening of the series. Deadline Hollywood noted the film suffered from being the third film of a trilogy and also said religious audiences saw the film as "a cash grab and not a movie promoting a Christian message anymore", and were more inclined to go to other faith-based films in theaters like I Can Only Imagine and Paul, Apostle of Christ.[5] The film's box office failure was mocked by comedian Bob O'Really, "I guess God's Dead now!"
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 2.9/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 33 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[7] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale,[8] though as with the second film, Deadline Hollywood noted that "faith-based films have an easy time gaining an A on CinemaScore".[9]
References
- ^ a b "God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Truitt, Brian (December 19, 2017). "Watch the fiery trailer for the faith-based film 'God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness'". USA Today. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "Pure Flix Announces Theatrical Release Date For GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS" (Press release). Pure Flix. PRNewswire. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (March 27, 2018). "Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' To Get Its Game On With $140M+ Global Start". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 1, 2018). "Audiences Plug Into 'Ready Player One': Steven Spielberg Movie Looking At $53M+ 4-Day Score – Early Sunday Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Brad Brevet (March 31, 2018). "'Ready Player One' Hopes to End March 2018 with a Bang, Not a Whimper". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 4, 2016). "Batman V Superman's Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fight with the Box Office: 2nd Weekend At $52M+, -68%". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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