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It’s amazing how quickly some details of a biblical story you’ve read dozens of times can get fuzzy when you’re put on the spot. I faced this challenge somewhat when watching this movie, as I wanted to judge it as I watched, to see how faithful it stayed to the Scriptures. Without compromising the effort to make it epic on a grand scale (which it very much accomplished), it does tell the story accurately. The most important character development only seemed to take liberties that were pretty much subservient to the pages of Esther. The dramatization of King Xerxes’ search for a bride; the tension between him and Esther; and the ironic twist of fate that gets played out on Haman’s face are all delightful to watch. Also memorable is the caricature that Tommy Lister plays as Hegai, whose forced accent is perhaps as outlandish as Jar-Jar Binks. Tiffany Dupont’s both triumphant and vulnerable moment as Esther – even though it gets foretold in all the trailers – still steals the show. Perhaps all the angles of her adventurous heart prior to the oncoming trouble sets the stage for the viewer to cheer her on as the classic drama unfolds. One of the surprises (at least for me) was how easily it was to grow fond of the non-believing Xerxes, who clearly comes across as virtuous and wise. Overall, it’s another soaring flight above and beyond the cheese that’s long been associated with “Christian filmmaking.” [Gener8xion] Doug Van Pelt




Spiritual Relevancy: 100
Obscenities: 0
Scenes Of Gore: 0
Nudity/Sexuality: 0




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Comments

 By Dominique

This is a really beautiful movie...really not cheesy as one would think when labeled a "christian movie". I highly recommend this to anyone.

 By Josh

I didnt like this movie. at one point it sounded like modern day english, the next second they were speaking old english. And they changed so many parts of the story it isnt even funny. they made it look like the king had fallen madly in love with ester and she was his only wife. and the had a tendancy to skip what "one night with the king" really meant.