You won't be disappointed!

Powerful

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The best part of the movie is the beginning, where they're screwing over all the dumb religious rednecks. After that, it just started getting preachy and had to turn it off.

Wow!! I literally don't know how I feel about this film. It is not a comedy in my opinion. It seems to be a soul search by two religious scam artists, Steve Martin and Debra Winger. They play two scam artist evangelicals who go from big town to big town and make big bucks. Their bus breaks down in a podunk town in need of a rain miracle. They still try to scam the extremely destitute folks out of what little money they have left. They set up a huge revival tent complete with all the fixings including lights, a whole lot of chairs, a rather disturbing white Jesus statute (Jesus was a Semite and was not white by any stretch of the imagination). Meatloaf plays the bus driver and keyboard player and does a good job in the role. Liam Neeson plays the sheriff of the town and sees right through the scam artists but has a hard time convincing the populace. In the end Martin leaves because he can not explain the healing of a crippled teen. He is on a semi out of town when it starts to rain hard. So the town and the crops are saved but is Martin turned to the good???

This fictional story of a healing evangelist Jonas Nightingale, played by Steve Martin has been researched well. Jonas is a composite of many faith-healers, Peter Poppoff and Benny Hinn included. The big story is what happens to a fraud when when a real miracle happens. The next question is why do people go to these things, when they know they are likely to be taken in? Growing up in the South, I have been to a few tent revivals. Part of the attitude is just suspend your rational mind and "go with the Spirit!" The big story is the providence of God working through a fraud. God is God, and we are not.Overall, the movie was well done and casting Debra Winger as the assistant to Jonas was brilliant. Liam Neesom as the Southern Sheriff was well done without the Southern stereotypes of the good old boy sheriff. He is no Andy of Mayberry.

God works in mysterious ways even trough a con manThis is one of the most faith inspiring films i saw hope you all take a moment to appreciate this and enjoy this one man show, and how god can have a little sense of humor using a con artist slash preacher to bring joy and hope to this townincredible the confrontation between the fake preacher and god himself proves him even with all the mockery and lies he is still used by god to spread his message and gives him a true miracle to prove him rightthis remarkable ensemble of actors is also a must see to love this history and its emotional endingGod is always there could be the message