Plot Summary
Nick and Dylan have always been best friends, but they lost connection for several years. Now they have restarted their friendship after years of traveling, and they have a plan to pull off the ultimate heist to get rich. Rumor has it that a valuable diamond is hidden beneath a certain church, so Nick and Dylan decide they need to be the one to unearth it and collect the prize. However, they will have to invent a clever cover story in order to gain access to what they need to find the diamond.
Production Quality (2 points)
For a relatively small-time church film, Rogue Saints is a surprisingly efficient production. This is most notable in the interesting and well-constructed sets, locations, and props. Video quality, camera work, audio quality, and are also all what they should be. The soundtrack is unique and creative. The biggest issues to raise here pertain to some oddly unnecessary elements, such as an overuse of split screens and juvenile animation overlays throughout the production. The editing is also quite wild and sometimes schizophrenic. But on the whole, this is a one-of-a-kind production that is at least above average.
Plot and Storyline Quality (.5 point)
While this story is trying to be different in some ways, in others way, it is not so different. There are slight attempts at creativity, even if the premise is somewhat flimsy. The comedy is at least partially funny, even if it is somewhat formulaic and predictable. The progression of the plot is also basically predictable and contains stereotypical characters that could use some upgrading through more developed and meaningful dialogue. There aren’t really any twists as this storyline is basically linear. However, there is definitely a lot of potential here, and Rogue Saints is certainly a good start in the comedy genre for future reference.
Acting Quality (2 points)
Though this cast mostly contains ‘amateurs,’ they are actually fairly professional. They certainly have their quirky moments and can tend to overdo the comedy at times, but as a whole, this is a respectable performance. Emotions and line delivery are each what they should be. This completes an overall average effort by this freshman film effort.
Conclusion
There aren’t many films that are comparable to Rogue Saints, which is a fact that is both good and bad. It is a unique film and shows a lot of potential for the future, if they choose to go further in film making. This is where new film makers should begin rather than in the basement of Christian film. Even so, this movie is a good blueprint for how to begin in Christian movie making, but hopefully it is not where creative teams will get stuck.
Final Rating: 4.5 out of 10 points
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