Lack of good storyline.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This was a movie that really makes you think about your faith and what you'd be willing to do for it. Us folks living in the United States are very lucky given what our founding fathers did and our freedom of religion. When you compare being a Christian here...or in a Muslim....totalitarian regime....or what early Christians went thru for jus believing in Jesus...well we are lucky. I clearly need to get back in the Bible...when you are a child you don't necessarily learn all the stories about how the apostles came to be...this movie opens up a door and has let me know I need to study and be thankful...every day.

This is an important film. It is the Bible come to life, accurately, and brutally. It speaks of hope, love, redemption, grace, and godliness

The story covers Paul going from the most infamous persecutor of Christians to Jesus Christ's most influential apostle. Paul, Apostle of Christ seemed like an interesting film to be released on 2018 plus it marks the return of Jim Caviezel (a very talented actor) back in faith based films since the 2004 'Passion of the Christ' the Mel Gibson film that divided audiences and critics alike. Unfortunate tho this new faith based film is missing a few important elements like an interesting story to be told and a good script in general and despite the solid perfomances which were good for the most part? It didn't showcase anything more to it except to waste the time of it's viewers and it's actors. (5.0/10)

Most Bible-derivative movies tend to leave me cold. Unfactual, overly preachy, taking unwarranted "liberties" and overly dramagic. On the other end are the "fanatic-level" movies that make the most faithful of Christians wince. Many people will not appreciate this movie, as most have no concept of what actually went on in the time of the Apostle Paul (outside of the stories told in most churches). People know Christians were persecuted by Rome (if they know even that), and that's the extent of it. So yes, this is going to leave a number of viewers looking-for-a-wonderful-story somewhat disappointed.This is a movie about real life as it existed in Rome during the final days of the Apostle Paul. It's presented with some brutality, quite a bit of reality, no amazing miracles performed. Paul's life as a Christian was extremely difficult. This movie is about the final few weeks of his life. It's not pretty. This movie takes significant dramatic license, but stays fairly true to scripture as revealed in the Acts of the Apostles. The ability of the director to write a story not specifically presented in the Bible, yet use it to reveal the essence of the ministry of Paul is unusual and masterful.The high point of this movie for me, from a technical standpoint, is the skill of the actors in portraying their parts. From the wife of the prison officer to the smallest child to Paul himself, the actors portrayed their parts with earnest endeavor and believable presentation seldom found in Biblical films. Stark and bleak? Yes. Realistic? For students of Bible history, yes, very realistic.I was prepared to tear this film apart for its many inaccuracies and terrible portrayal of the scriptures. Instead I find myself giving it a rare 10-star rating, as I can find no flaws in its presentation (other than some doctrinal issues, which are always present in such films). But even those were kept to a minimum. When Paul was describing "love" to Luke it brought tears to my eyes via the very believable manner in which it was done. In actuality Paul wrote that passage himself in the book of Hebrews... but the message still came across poignantly in the film.I was expecting some snide reviews from unbelievers, and there are some. One has to wonder why such people would bother watching faith-based films. Such posts are more rants against Christianity than legitimate reviews of the movie itself.But what surprised me were the number of supposed believers who complained because they thought this movie was "slow" or "boring". That is sad comment on society, which is so immersed in cell phones and computer games and action-packed violence, some cannot see the value of a film that simply tells a story. They cannot appreciate what this film is presenting because there isn't enough "action" to suit their tastes. How very sad.This is a film with heart, a film that uses nothing but raw, powerful story telling to accomplish its goals. That's what impressed me with this work: that they made such a quality film without the gimmickry so common in today's CGI-based environment.I only give a film 10 stars if it is superb, above what is expected. This one triumphs in spirit and presentation.