The Apostle
Robert Duvall is a powerhouse off and on screen here. In addition to producing, writing and directing this piece, he also stars, and his character is almost always on screen. In fact, it's this nearly myopic attention to the one character here that makes "The Apostle" both interesting and yet seemingly lacking. Duvall plays a preacher named Sonny. He's one of those loud, verbose and powerful ministers who really can blow the doors off the church. Duvall spends several moments on screen simply preaching the Bible. Although it can feel you're in a southern tent revival at these times, it still is awesome to watch. There are times when Duvall's conviction in the Gospel he is pontificating upon almost converts you if, like myself, you are a nonbeliever. But Duvall's Sonny has a dark side as well. Again, Duvall's script and acting here is awesome as his character is not evil, but human. Duvall isn't making some sort of cynical, venomous indictment of modern Christianity or evangelists. What he brings forth here is an essay upon the nature of good and evil within one man. The things that Sonny does which show his human qualities in a bad light are things that many of us might do and it is in this subtle dram
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Approximate Word count = 913
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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