Believe Me (2014)

• Year: 2014
• Released: 16 Sep 2015
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3107070/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/believe_me
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/believe-me
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 93 min
• Writer: Michael B. Allen, Will Bakke
• Director: Will Bakke
• Cast: Alex Russell, Zachary Knighton, Johanna Braddy
• Keywords: college, money, charity, fake believers,

	4.9/10
	48/100
	43% – Critics
	62% – Audience

Believe Me Storyline

A hedonistic college student poses as a pious televangelist to pay off his tuition, but experiences an acute crisis of conscience when the one girl he truly cares for catches wind of the shady ruse. Sam (Alex Russell) was a student with a scholarship, and not a care in the world when he learned that his financial grant had finally dried up. Desperate to get to law school by any means necessary, he conspires with his three resourceful roommates to start a sham Christian charity, and milk the naive churchgoers for all they’re worth. Their plan works like a charm, too; before long Sam and his pals are on a nationwide tour, raking in cash by the barrel. Just when it looks like Sam will have more than enough to pay the bills, however, he starts to fall for his pretty tour manager Callie (Johanna Braddy). When Callie learns that Sam is a fraud his whole future flashes before his eyes, forcing him to make a crucial decision just when it looked like his entire plan was foolproof..

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Believe Me Movie Reviews

Something of a niche movie, even among Christians

I personally really enjoyed Believe Me, but it won’t have as much appeal to everybody. Much of the humor in this movie comes from the main characters trying to blend in with Christians, but if you aren’t part of this type of Christian culture, some of the jokes won’t make as much sense or could completely fly over your head. I’m pretty heavily involved with a college ministry, and so are my friends I watched this with, and most of us thought it was hilarious, largely because things they point out that are totally true about a lot of Christians in their 20s at this point in time, and much of it is ridiculous. However, I could easily see some Christians being offended by some of the humor.

That being said, there are still some points that will be funny to most audiences. Max Adler’s character Baker is one of the funnier parts of this movie, and his interactions with Miles Fisher’s Pierce are gems. Nick Offerman provides laughs, though his role is a small one. These aren’t the only parts that general audiences could find funny, but they are some of the standouts.

One area where this movie separates itself from other Christian movies is that it isn’t preachy. Yes, there are messages to be found, but you have to pick them out and think through them for yourself. This is not the type of movie that is designed just to make Christians feel good about themselves after watching it (they actually poke fun at those movies in one scene), but instead it takes a look at some real issues that are present inside modern Christian life, and could definitely be enjoyable for other audiences.

While I do believe most people could find some enjoyment in this movie, I would recommend it most highly to Christians ages 16-30 and those involved in ministries which really target that age group.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE DO WANT TO BE LIED TO

Sam Atwell (Alex Russell) needs money to continue college. He is inspired by a Christian fund raiser as a way to scam money. He enlists the help of his three friends. They are seen by a professional fund raiser and are asked to join. They do so with the intent of skimming cash.

This is described as a Christian film, yet pokes fun at the many Evangelical techniques used to entice audiences out of their money. The real beliefs of our foursome are not really discussed or known outside of one being a church goer.

The theme of the film, which is beaten to death for us dumb audience, is that people want to believe they are doing good, so it is okay to lie to them. However, as explained by Callie (Johanna Braddy) there is really no need to lie as there is enough truth out there to do this.

I will say if this is indeed a Christian based film, the acting was better than usual. The plot and dialogue is a step up and the message is sound…I think, unless you believe Sam is just trying to live for another day going after bigger fish. The film is more like a left handed compliment to Christianity.

As far as entertaining goes, it is hit or miss. Some scenes worked better than others and after a while, the theme got old.

Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Preferred Christian film: “Moms Night Out”

It’s disguised as a comedy, but it’s a Christian film, period.

The film shows some of the complete hoax that is Christianity. Namely the fact that preachers, pastors, parsons, and so on are con artists who stand up and lie to their congregations every week. There is no "God", god is a character in the fictional book the Bible. So they talk nonsense about an imaginary characters plan for those in the audience. Stupid comes up and asks how does one know what gods plan is for them? Exactly the point, there is no god, there is therefore no plan from god. It's complete garage and it doesn't do anyone any good to believe in such nonsense. Of course the Christians are in complete self delusion and lap up this nonsense that is preached to them. It's just such garbage, it's fake, it's phony, it's the cause of self-righteous judgmental thinking that they are holier than thou. That they are somehow "saved" and must inflict their delusional thinking onto others that they may be saved. I wish I'd not bothered watching this movie as it's a bore, it's not funny, it goes the way of drama and artificial redemption. What it is is a drama film about some guys scamming a charity. Then they have a change of heart. What looks like it's pointing fun at the ridiculousness of this religion is actually a story about said guys having a change of ways. The implication is that the power of god while they were on tour is the cause of this change of heart. So as in my title, it's a Christian movie as it shows the power of god at work in the lives of these sinners. It's enough to make you puke but at least Christianity is being phased out in the NWO.