Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): ingredients : down - on - his - luck evangelist , church synopsis : sonny dewey ( robert duvall ) is a tireless texas pentecostal preacher who unexpectedly catches his wife ( farrah fawcett ) in bed with another guy .
in a regrettable crime of passion he takes a baseball bat to the guy 's head , and suddenly finds himself a fugitive for murder , and estranged from his wife and two kids .
to atone for his sins , sonny flees to a rural bayou town in louisiana and baptizes himself as a new creature - - the apostle
e. f. as the apostle
e. f. sonny 's main mission is to revive an abandoned church community and preach the gospel at the local radio station .
soon he sets about resurrecting the one way road to heaven holiness temple . but sonny knows his time is short ; one day the police will find him .
opinion
: this movie is a thought - provoking look at an evangelist in real life terms .
i believe that robert duvall ( who is the producer , director , writer , and main star of the apostle ) deserves an oscar for his performance as sonny the religious crusader
- - a performance which is so complex and realistic
it ranks as one of the finest acting performances on film .
duvall 's portrayal of a true believer is authentic , superb , and inspired ; it offers the audience a completely honest look at southern religion , as well as a portrait of a fallible , complicated man driven by his beliefs .
incidentally , in real life duvall was just as ' driven ' in getting the project underway .
since no major hollywood studio wanted to risk financing a complex movie about an evangelist , the apostle as a project lay dormant for almost 13 years before duvall was able to get it done , paying for its production with his own money ( about five million dollars ) .
in terms of hard - hitting realism and character portrayal the apostle would rank as one of the best movies of this decade , and i emphatically recommend the apostle for connoisseurs of stage and fine acting on film .
similarly , those with a steep background in pentecostal christianity would find the apostle a thought - provoking experience .
on the other hand , the apostle 's main strength - - duvall 's preaching - - is also what limits the apostle 's target audience .
in terms of plot and pure entertainment value , the apostle is definitely not for everyone .
teenagers , action fans , comedy fans , and people who find church completely boring should stay far away from this movie , since three quarters of the film is watching sonny preach at church .
in other words , the apostle is a four star performance , but with a very limited audience .
Output (English): P