Sure, it's apparently intended to be a religious promo; sure, a lot of the plot and characterization is over the top; sure, the ending could be, to some degree, predicted.
So what? If for no other reason, watch this just to see Julie Dickens.
Here at IMDb, this show is her first credit. By now, she should have had thousands more.
She is refreshingly lovely, and her laugh should warm the heart of even the most hard-bitten theater-goer. And she is a good actress.
While most of my admiration goes to her, because -- to be honest -- she really is so lovely, most of the other players also are darn good, and even those who aren't darn good do what they are supposed to do.
D.J. Rogers, Jr., is so good and so good-looking that surely he will be a major star. It should help that he is the prime good guy here. I'm astonished at the paucity of credits so far for this huge talent.
Clifton Powell has the juicy part as the prime bad guy, and what power and authority he brings to the role. And at least he has been kept busy, meaning people who count have recognized his ability. Hooray.
Thomas Miles is what used to be called "the action heavy." He is just stupendous. And yet he has few credits! Where is the justice in Hollywood? This man should be performing in a big budget production every day. He is extraordinary.
The writing and directing need some work, but a viewer needs to realize the context: This is a stage work. Perhaps with a bigger budget and bigger sets, it would have been less stylized and more realistic -- but would it have been much better?
The producers and, in particular, the actors deserve our admiration, indeed our awe, and this presentation needs to be seen.
