
Based on an episode of the public radio series This American Life, which centers on Bishop Carlton Pearson, a rising star among evangelicals until he was ostracized by his own church and declared a heretic after he started preaching that there is no Hell.... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on an episode of the public radio series This American Life, which centers on Bishop Carlton Pearson, a rising star among evangelicals until he was ostracized by his own church and declared a heretic after he started preaching that there is no Hell.
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| The PlaylistChristian GallichioBy allowing Ejiofor the time and narrative space, even allowing many of the sermons to play out in full, to express Pearson’s confliction, Marston has created one of the more restrained explorations of faith in quite some time. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeMarston, working from Marcus Hinchey’s sensitive and remarkably nuanced script, invites measured introspection from both his characters and the audience. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe movie's pounding heart is the remarkable Ejiofor. Imbuing his role with authority, charisma, mighty strength and wrenching human frailty, he's enough to make believers of all of us. |
| The Daily DotTess CagleMarston's insistence on presenting both sides of the conflict without bias, hinders the movie from ever fully delving into any true emotion or character development. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEjiofor’s performance make the movie; the rest, you may just have to take on faith. |
| Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangIt’s odd how effectively the movie winds up accomplishing what some of the best sermons do — heightening our compassion, stirring our emotions and intermittently earning our awe. |
| SlateLawrence WareCome Sunday Takes the Challenges of Faith Seriously. We Need More Movies Like It. |
| CinemaywardJoel MaywardThe film rightfully honors the complex theological, ministerial, and relational conundrums it presents. |
| The Film StageDan SchindelCome Sunday makes an admirable effort to delve into religious conviction and changes in faith, but comes up feeling too normal and disconnected from those matters. |
| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergWhile Marcus Hinchey’s screenplay is occasionally too blunt, Come Sunday accords sympathetic moments to all its characters — a strategy that gives this chronicle of religious convictions a conviction of its own. |