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August 28, 2008
Mercy Streets (2000)
Should I see it?
Yes.


Short Review: In the genre of Christian films, this is a great achievement. As a film amongst the throng of the rest of American cinema, this is just another low-budget, heist film – but without the swearing.

Mercy Streets
There were many parts of this film I did like. The film makers are talented and made a lot out of very little. Their story, while implausible, did have enough elements to keep it cooking. While there were some pacing issues, the film as a whole is good and deserving of a watch.

What keeps the film from being great is its refusal to commit to its characters. The film revolves around the misdeeds of a pair of con men and a set of identical twins. The con men, as well as one of the twins, who himself is a criminal, are at their cores unbelievable. The reason for this is because the villains are played too timidly. In what I assume is an effort to keep the movie "Christian-safe", the bad guys were merely ill-mannered. The characters rang a little hollow because of the lack of realism. This is one of the chief symptoms of Christian film. Christians just can’t seem to see that telling the truth of humanity – even in its violent and foul-mouthed misery – is their charge. We are fallen, we need to show what that really means in all of its ugly detail. Do I condone needless violence, cursing and sexuality in film? No. It is a matter of judgment and restraint – two things Christians are supposed to excel at.


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