Based on 74 votes and 29 reviews
With so much information available in Lee’s book that covers this subject well it was a great disappointment that the movie was a confusing mishmash of testimonies about what, Heaven? The skateboard guy and the former Christian atheist made no clear contributions to the project. I have to wonder if Lee, a professional trained writer, had anything to do with the storyline at all. This certainly doesn’t reflect the book or the current available information on the topic. Sadly , it actually was not a film that I can recommend.
He should have included more near death experiences. This film seemed more like a justification for his poor actions of his past.
I enjoyed the Case for Christ by Strobel but this movie was a major disappointment, It did not present a case for Heaven, was disjointed and mostly depicted opinions from various individuals. I am disappointed that I spent money to download this film., major waste of time.
The cinematography was very good. The movie was a mish mash of interviews from various people and only a few focused on Heaven and near death experience. There was little glue that brought the stories together. Lot of wasted money and effort.
There was no testimony of heaven and what heaven would be like. No visuals. So it didn't answer anything. The testimony of hell doesn't match what the Bible says. I would not recommend this movie for unbelievers because it didn't have any Hope in it.
I am sorry to say that I was very disappointed with this movie. As others have mentioned, it lacked fluidity and left viewers with a feeling of confusion about what was trying to be conveyed rather than convincing the audience of the reality and presence of a heaven. Perhaps the book will be more coherent and convincing. Specific complaints: Francis Chan piece added nothing, too much about Lee’s life with no apparent connection to the purpose (proving the existence of heaven), singer/songwriter who’s turned away from God, cartoon depiction of hell (sorry, Mani, but this is 2022–with all the technology available, viewers expect more), and the audio and visual were not properly aligned. I am sure there were other things, but it’s been a few days since I saw it and don’t remember.
A little bit disappointing.
Save your money there are better Christian movies on pureflix.
We wanted so bad to like this movie but it was very hard to follow. It didn’t make a case for Heaven at all! Instead it made us really shake our heads and try to figure out what in the world the film makers were trying to make a case about. The sound was off and didn’t match the peoples lips it was really distracting and embarrassing that his even made into theatre’s. It needed much more polishing and thought put into it before being released to the public. The best parts were the interviews with people who had near death experiences and they should have went further into those cases by interviewing eye witnesses, doctors, nurses, family members etc. The hawk Nelson singer story made no sense at all I don’t even know why his interview was allowed into this film. Maybe they were trying to show what happens to unbelievers after they die because the next segment went into talking about a near death experience about hell? Who knows it was really odd. We were very disappointed in this movie we brought our whole family including our son who does not like Christian movies and we really wished it would of been better.
We were excited to go see the movie, being devout Christians. First the sound was off and didn’t match the lips that were speaking. It started off repeating the same phrase three times and never really got going. The interviews were all over the place and the conversation with the former lead singer of Hawk Nelson left us scratching our head and thinking “should I be doubting my faith?” We were going to bring our wandering daughter but praised God we didn’t!! Most of the testimonies were retold from Lee with cartoon illustrations instead of the actual people with actual doctors who witnessed the people who had died and brought back. It was basically all over the board with random interviews that were irrelevant to the topic. Such a disappointment and so sorry we spent $26 to see it. I’ve never been so disappointed in a “Christian” movie. Stick with the books Lee. The producer claimed to be a Christian yet lacked the ability to turn these stories into something seekers and Christians at all levels could appreciate.
I brought a group with me to see this movie hoping it would give hope for those that have experienced loss. Instead they said they felt heavy after the movie and disappointed that it didn’t really discuss Heaven. It was all over the place with random interviews. I think the movie itself was ok, but the title should not have been The Case for Heaven.
This movie had perhaps 3 segments that actually talked about heaven and what comes after death. The interviews were boring and mostly irrelevant to the supposed topic. The segment with the former singer of Hawk Nelson was a real head-scratcher, nothing to do with heaven. How Strobel met his wife? Irrelevant. How Palau approached death? Irrelevant. How record producers approached their music? Irrelevant. Francis Chana mom? Irrelevant. Couldn’t wait for it to end.
Didn’t really make a case for heaven. Random people talking about their life.
I never write reviews, but I’ve got to say something here. We were so excited to see this movie. We have respected Lee’s books and love the topic of heaven. This was an artsy mish mash of personal comments, many of which had little to do with heaven. The most disturbing part to me was the amount of time given to the musician who has renounced his Christian faith. Why was that relevant or helpful? I’m so glad we didn’t invite unbelievers to see this with us. Francis Chan is such a powerful speaker, but there was no depth or content to his contribution. The stories about Lee’s childhood and marriage were heartwarming, but again, was it relevant? This movie represents a huge missed opportunity for evangelism and ministry.
If it had been about heaven or had been coherent, it would have been good. Missed opportunity because it wasn't.
Was random people's opinions about seemingly random topics that did not tell me anything. I was offended. People are kinda full of themselves here. Complete waste of time.
It was so eye opening to what happens after Death! There is a Creator! We need to prepare ourselves!
Compelling and eye catching It didn't answer all the questions it just led you to continue to seek more of the truth. I thought it was a great introduction to the concept of heaven and hell and what happens after you die. Thought provoking. Music was gorgeous and I loved the way it was edited. Just left me thinking about it all the way home and inspired conversations on the topics addressed.
Excellent cinematography, A different formant that some people didn't like, I thought it was very revealing on a subject that is hard to present, the research was thorough and thought provoking, and given from the viewpoint of someone who's life has been transformed by accepting the Mercy of God, through Jesus Christ. It is a documentary, not a scripted storyline.
The documentary was so fragmented, with snippets of people talking from all over the place that nothing to do with providing a case for heaven... including an interview with former Christian artist Jon Steingard who renounced his belief in God. I also am thankful that I did not take unbelievers to see this documentary and would have been ashamed if I had. SO disappointing and not biblically based in many aspects, but rather Strobel's opinion, who obviously has very limited knowledge of the Bible... unbelievable waste of my time and money.
It really wasn’t about near death experience. It was more about religious beliefs from the viewpoint of the filmmaker.
I was excited about the topic and movie. As a Christian, I'm excited about heaven. Sadly, this was a bunch of people talking randomly about what they believe generally. Even including someone who had completely given up their faith and no longer believes in God. The whole thing was weird.
Not what we expected. There was no evidence presented besides a couple of personal near death experiences. Movie was all over the place. Focused on things not even related to the topic (Lee S’s life growing up; how he met his wife; a cameo appearance of Francis Chan). It didn’t make sense.
We walked out! I’ve seen better stuff on Netflix! Complete waste of time and money. I’m not even sure what the purpose of some of the speakers was. The Chinese guy in the cemetery? Was he just someone’s friend? Complete crap!!
Lots of talk, all over the place. I wanted to like the movie but couldn't. It was incoherent and embarrassing. So glad I didn't bring nonbelievers to see this.
The film did not even begin to make a case for Heaven. It was a mish mash of ramblings, most not even about Heaven. I love Lee Strobel's work but was disappointed that so much of this film was about him rather than about Heaven.
I heard the Klove podcast and thought wow if this is just a light convo I would like to hear what else they came across. And nothing.... the podcast was as good as it gets. The movie was only a few experiences and the rest was traveling to talk to people whose overall convo did not enrich the case for heaven.
Wanted it to be good..
Lee Strobel is a NY Times best selling author and renowned journalist that makes the case for Life after Death with evidence indisputable!