Best movie of this year hands down!

Great Film overall

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

*Spoiler/plot- John in Exile, 1986. Explores the last and only of Christ's apostles to not be martyred while we see his life in Roman exile to eventual release to preach to the world.*Special Stars- Dean Jones.*Theme- Keeping you life and mind on God will help you in life.*Trivia/location/goofs- One man filmed live theater presentation.*Emotion- A thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining experience from a early 60's Disney actor that shows us his wide range of emotional acting, staging, and illustrative performance to educate any audience on this historic figure and holy disciple.*Based On-The Gospels of St John in the new testament and on lore.

The ordinary DVD cover for St. John in Exile belies the incredibly impressive and unforgettable performance of Dean Jones, who manages to give 110% in glorifying God through his solo role as St John, the last survivor of Jesus's 12 apostles.Dean Jones (who went to be with the Lord in 2015) manages to not only remember his lines, but give so much passion and emotion on stage, and get into several characters. Yes, this was performed live, and in fact St. John in Exile toured the USA, with Dean performing each time. There are some humorous moments, and the audience cracked up over the locust in the teeth line.I wonder how Dean managed to remember all his lines, his cues, the blocking, and so on. God was with him as he prepared to be on stage.

I recently watched this film for the first time. I found it very well done. The acting, by Dean Jones, was very impressive. I felt the scene where he portrayed the crucifixion was the best I had ever seen. It brought home to me just how much Jesus did for me when He died on the cross. I would recommend this movie to anyone who wants to know the greatness of Jesus. Jones portrays St. John as a real person. He does a marvelous job changing voices as he speaks of the different people. His humour adds to the character a great deal. The lighting and music was also well done. I would recommend this movie to everyone, even those who do not choose to believe in Jesus.

This movie, of all the movies that speak of the life of Christ, was not only reverent and accurate, based solely on the Scripture, but acted as a "peek" back into the inner circle of Jesus' earthly friends. John, the apostle, speaks with wit and charm and affection for the Lord to a group of young Christians while in exile at Patmos Penal Colony. It brings the viewer closer to Jesus and to all those who have given their lives for Him. Definitely a must see.