You have the whole plot unveiled right in front of your eyes: Radisson (the atheist) is the prosecutor, Wheaton (the believer) is the defender and the rest of the class is the jury. Somehow this movie has landed on the plot of the "Inherit the Wind", but, so far, it's ok. I presumed it was just a lack of inspiration. It happens very often, lately.
Then, all the plot went awry. Both Paul Kwo (aka Martin Yip in the script) and Hadeel Sittu (Ayisha), even though they are dedicated to their respective religions at the beginning, decide that the Holy Bible is the real thing and they should follow Jesus. Which is, from my standpoint, kind of an underlined opinion about what people should believe in. Cameo appearances by David A.R. White (reverend Dave), Benjamin Ochieng (reverend Jude) and Dean Cain (Mark), the latter one being a complete conundrum for me, since lately he's specialized in B-movies, with apocalyptic themes.
At some point, I tried to fantasize about Kevin Sorbo breaking out of the script when somebody in the auditorium yells "Hercules!" It would have given a little momentum to these 113 minutes that I wasted, on my dime. Just picture Kevin Sorbo ripping his Armani suit, invoking Zeus (Anthony Quinn) and mopping the floor with Josh. Man, that would've been a game changer... And when the students in the class tried to revolt, there would've been Xena, entering stage left.
This movie is a No-No, definitely. And, paraphrasing the Principal in "Billy Madison": "Mr. Wheaton, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
Finally, I suspect that this is a GOP campaign.
