Porn has bad actors too.

Goes to show Christianity and porn are not that different. And you're fucked with both.

The only thing I like about those crap films is writing reviews on them....

They can't afford any Jewish actors.

For a really long time, I thought they were doing it on purpose...

They don't always have terrible acting. Sometimes the acting is a lot worse than merely terrible.

I dare anyone to get through a marathon of recent Kevin Sorbo movies without their intestines reaching up to strangle their brains. (I always think it's going to be an old Kevin Sorbo movie and then find he's still paying "god" back for still being alive). OMG.... Don't do it!

Not that he was the best actor ever - but gees....

It's not just you.

Like with most "Christian" art forms they aren't the brightest or most self reflective of people(if you never think you're wrong you can't get better at anything) and they're usually working cheap, so crap actors who can't get other parts wind up being hired.

Yes, the acting is terrible, but the script is worse.

Have you ever watched the Hallmark holiday movies? They are very "faith" oriented and I find it weird that they actually do have some decent actors playing the parts (like, seasoned actors) but the movie is still cheesy. Never quite got that.

The really rigid acting is typical for religious movies with a few exceptions the dogma is too important for them

What about The Passion of the Christ? I mean, it's no Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas, but it's still pretty good acting from what I can tell.

I can't even think of one I've ever seen that had good acting. Not a one

They're not investing a lot of money in the best actors . Those charge millions . Although , I do recall hearing Morgan Freeman , played God in at least one movie .

I think you might be right about the awful acting in these portentous movies.

I’ve never seen one....unless you mean some of the old ones like The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur and The Robe....but they were all great movies with great actors in them. I guess that’s not what you are referring to.

It's called going through the motions because of a usually bad script.

I know some are made by churches so they are limited on their talent.

christian movies? never touch the stuff. apart from being an atheist, i am jewish. christian ANYTHING is of no interest to me.

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Its because they all have the same plot or storyline.

I wouldn't know because I never watch Christian movies.

Have been an atheist since age 13.

I think it might be the writing.

I actually love books, movies, and shows that take religious themes and ideas seriously. There are not many. In recent years, I loved HBO's "The Leftovers" (three short, spectacular seasons, NOT to be confused with "Left Behind" ) and the Netflix documentary "Wild Wild Country". I'm endlessly fascinated by human psychology, beliefs in groups, complex group dynamics, cults, magical thinking, etc., especially when dramatized and analyzed so very well.

What gets me is if you look at the trailers on youtube, the comments below must be from the producers' mothers or something. They all seem to be, "What a wonderful movie!" and "I cried at this part" and "What an uplifting message", bla bla bla. No real human person could think that. Any given porn movie has better acting.

No, it is not only you. I hasten to point out to you that much of the perceived bad acting is a result of the writing. The films are not intended as a form of entertainment. Their purpose is propaganda and indoctrination. They are written specifically to make one or more phony points that fit the agenda of the church. The writers don't even try for natural sounding dialog. The entire screenplay is designed to make a statement. Many politicians are much more entertaining and make more sense than the average religious film. Oh, and you are right to distinguish between most (not all) bible story telling films (Exodus for example) and the regular fare (God's Not Dead I and II are a couple of gems).