The unfortunate (but perhaps unavoidable) result leaves its meaty arguments vague at best. However, here the detailed arguments in the source material have been somewhat glossed over by Bird to allow for its packing down into a two hour film. I have read Strobel's best-selling book and as someone who examined faith through a similar lens I found his investigation a fascinating one. Meanwhile their marriage teeters on the brink of breakdown. After his wife Leslie (Erika Christensen) converts to Christianity (the fundamental type), Lee attempts to debunk her beliefs by undertaking an investigation into the crux of the religion - the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It's 1980 and Lee Strobel, played by a very moustachioed Mike Vogel ( Cloverfield, The Help), is an award winning investigative journalist for the Chicago Tribune, and a devout atheist. at least not entirely.ĭirected by Jon Gunn ( My Date with Drew) with a screenplay written by Brian Bird ( Captive) and based on the autobiography of the same name by Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ tells the story of its author's journey from atheism to a faith based belief in Christ. The Case for Christ, thankfully, is not one of those films. I'm sure there are exceptions but I've yet to see any. My reticence towards films that champion fundamental Christianity in contemporary society is that they tend to be preachy and often err on the side of sentimentality and over simplification.

PREMIERE: Erika Christensen, director Jon Gunn, Mike Vogel, and screenwriter Brian Bird at the Chicago

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