Hillsong: Let Hope Rise is a Christian documentary film on Hillsong United. It is directed by Michael John Warren. The film is set to be released on September 16, 2016, by Pure Flix Entertainment after several delays.
Movie Details :
- Directed by : Michael John Warren
- Produced by : Jonathon Bock, Ben Field, Matthew Weaver
- Music by : Hillsong United
- Cinematography : Cameron Glendenning
- Edited by : Edward A. Bishop
- Production company : Cantinas Entertainment, Grace Hill Media, MediaWeaver Entertainment
- Distributed by : Pure Flix Entertainment (US & International), Warner Bros. (Canada)
Plot :
The film chronicles the unlikely rise to prominence of the Australia-based Christian band Hillsong United. Their music is so popular it is estimated that on any given Sunday, more than 50 million churchgoers around the world are singing their songs.
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise Movie Review :
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By TheWrap
It may even be the one Christian film that properly reaches out beyond its built-in audience, accomplishing the goal of Evangelicals everywhere: actual evangelism.
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Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By Los Angeles Times
The film is at its most effective when band members and lead pastor Brian Houston testify to the strength their faith provides during times of crisis.
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Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By The New York Times
“He can move the mountains.” “I was blind but now I see.” Those lines are but drops in the torrent of clichés saturating Michael John Warren’s narcotizing documentary Hillsong — Let Hope Rise.
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Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By Decent Films
It may be one-sided, but it’s also genuinely moving, even to the viewer who doesn’t share the band’s world, or not entirely.
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Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By News Day
A one-note documentary on a one-note band, though fans may enjoy getting screen time with their favorite members.
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Rating : 2/4
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016) Hollywood Movie Review By A. V. Club
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise is hopelessly confused, jumping back and forth in time and space documenting the buildup to a big Hillsong United show at The Forum in Los Angeles, where the band will debut its new album. The ostensible tension comes from the fact that Joel, the band member responsible for the majority of the lyrics, is struggling with the burden of writing words that millions of fans will literally take as gospel. But the filmmakers sabotage themselves by including musical numbers from that same, wildly successful show at the beginning of the film, so we already know that everything turns out just fine.
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Rating : 2.5/5
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Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016) Hollywood Movie Review
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