Summary: The film takes place in a little town of Raymond, California. The town is in a desperate financial situation, and people feel hopeless inside. Often times, when times are hard, people turn to God, but not in this town. The church is in a sorry state; only a few people are attending, and the building is on a foreclosure. The pastor of the church lost all hope. His own family tragedy took a toll on his spirit, and he is just in no shape to save the dying church. The church's only musician is offered a record deal from an LA label, on the condition that he would have to start singing songs that are "a little different", songs that are "more successful commercially". A new candidate for the town mayor is proposing a plan that should save the town, provide financial stability, and make people happy again. The plan is to take down the church and build a casino in its place, which would provide jobs for people and revive the town. This town is visited by a stranger who introduces himself as "the lamb" to the pastor. He stops by the town in the hopes of finding an honest man's job to sustain himself. Although greeted in a very unfriendly manner, he shakes the town, and causes people to begin living their lives with a what-would-Jesus-do attitude. Things begin to change...
Overall impression: The editing is kind of cheesy in the beginning, but once you get over that part, it's a pretty good film. The story is well developed, acting is pretty good. The film was made by an independent studio, so it didn't have to conform to the Hollywood formula of what it means to have a good film. 40,000,000 copies sold.
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