The Nativity Story Reviews

A "realistic" interpretation of Jesus' origin, likely trying to profit off the "Passion" success. Probably a film I won't have a desire to see again.

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but I still wanted to check it out. First of all, I have to admit, it, I have no religious education so I know the basic stuff but not in details. On the other hand, even though it might seem contradictory, I always thought that religion was a fascinating subject. Anyway, I thought that this movie was rather interesting as it helped me to learn more about this religious ‘tale’. However, the whole thing was really straightforward, in fact, it was so straightforward that there was nothing really challenging whatsoever about it. The only ‘edgy’ element was the fact that Keisha Castle-Hugues, who was just 16 years old at the time, was herself pregnant when filming this film which is pretty weird considering that she was playing Mary, probably the most famous famous teenage mother that ever existed. Coming back to Castle-Hugues, she was one of the reasons I wanted to watch this flick and after the amazing ‘Whale Rider’, it seemed that she had an amazing career ahead of her but, eventually, she never fulfilled those expectations. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was nothing really amazing, I still think it is a decent religious feature and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.