BC News|September 26, 2014 01:56 EDT
'Believe Me' Movie Set to Ruffle Some Feathers While Bringing Home a Message That is 'Honest' About the 'Power of Platforms' [MOVIE REVIEW]
The controversial film 'Believe Me', about four college friends who prey on church people by starting a fake charity, is out now and BreatheCast has reviewed the film for our readers.
'Believe Me' is filled with comedy, satire, and heist. This is Riot Studios' debut feature film and the young film's makers were certainly looking to target millennials. With audiences from the ages of 18 to 24 years in mind, Will Bakke, Alex Carroll and Michael B. Allen provided a laugh out loud comedic film that leads the viewers to think about their individual walk with God.
Without out giving away too much of the film, 'Believe Me' is an even playing ground for believers and non-believers. The Texas natives at Riot studios are known for their bold documentaries 'One Nation Under God' and 'Beware of Christians' and they unrelentingly shared that shock factor for their first feature film.
The movie features well-known rising actors Alex Russell-who shot to fame in 'Chronicle' and 'Happy Endings', Johanna Braddy ('Easy A'), Miles Fisher ('Final Destination 5 '), Sinqua Walls ('Teen Wolf') and Max Adler ('Glee'), with Nick Offerman ('Parks and Recreation') and Christopher McDonald ('Boardwalk Empire').
The film is definitely not your typical faith based film as it features mild language, sexual innuendos, drinking, and chewing tobacco, but the bold 'in your face' content is perfect for their target audience to understand. The film tackles many different themes from the power of platforms, false Christian leaders, believers with integrity, and redemption. Some of those themes were left unresolved, but after meeting with the writers, it seems that was intentional,as they wanted the viewers to think for themselves and come to their own conclusions.
Popular Reach Records emcee, Lecrae, makes an appearance in the film providing further comedy relief. His part is about 15 seconds long and feels like a scene out of a soap opera.
Overall the film definitely portrays roles of believable college frat guys that would have the moral integrity to go out and steal from people, as well as making Christians think of their own naiveté at times when giving into to emotional pleas from leaders that have questionable behavior.
'Believe Me' opens nationwide in its theatrical release today and premieres on demand. To learn more about the movie visit their website here. Watch the trailer below:
