The List (2007)

The List should stay on the Shelf...

There's bad movies and then there's just baaaaaad movies. The List happens to be the latter. And it definitely made my list, my list of ten worst movies ever list that is. It lacked any cohesiveness, plot or entertainment. I don't even know why anyone would produce such garbage. The only thing it accomplished was a trifecta of poor writing, acting and directing. Not to mention it was just a lame attempt at religious propaganda. Everyone involved with this movie should be embarrassed to have this to their credits or on their resumes. August 5, 2008

Great book makes a good movie

Loved the book and really liked the movie. Strong cast led by Mcdowell, Burton and Patton. The movie is a cut above most Christian films in the story-telling, filmmaking and acting.

August 3, 2008

Lame christian propaganda pablum

It is not the worst film I have ever seen but it is still in the pile of excrement I call religious propaganda which is the marriage of religious comics damning your soul to hell with heinous depictions of the non religious as soulless black eyed disease ridden filth and your garden variety acting no better than a crappy soap opera. Must be religious nut jobs giving this five stars or else the people that worked on the film. Don't waste your time on this tripe. August 3, 2008

Supernatural thriller with no suspense

My impression before seeing "The List" was that it's a thriller. It is, in fact a mix of Christian drama, occult/supernatural horror and romance. And the combination doesn't work. It doesn't work as a thriller because it completely lacks suspense.

The supernatural elements don't work because there's no understandable logic to them and they only appear towards the end of the movie, with no hint beforehand that there was anything supernatural about the secret society that Renny, the main character, has joined. And speaking of Renny, he's just not a very nice guy who spends most of his time whining about money. It's hard to identify with or care for him very much. And Chuck Carrington is not a very good leading man.

And while the movie tries to be an inspirational movie, there's almost no character development that feels convincing. Usually in such movies, we get to follow the character's change of heart. In "The List", Renny just suddenly appears to have become a Christian for no particular reason, and the same goes for the romance. We don't see Renny and Jo fall in love; they're just suddenly a couple.

All in all, the movie is much too boring. It's very slow and never made me interested. A weak two star rating thanks to the great performance of Malcolm McDowell and the other old men on "the list". August 1, 2008

The List

The video is ok, but tends to be very slow. I watched it for a while and then got very bored. July 25, 2008

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