
Capturing the on-stage energy and off-stage hearts of the Australia-based band Hillsong UNITED, HILLSONG - LET HOPE RISE is a new motion-picture genre: the theatrical worship experience. The film explores Hillsong's humble beginnings and astonishing rise to prominence as an international church whose songs are sung every Sunday by more than 50 million people worldwide.... (Full plot summary below)
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Capturing the on-stage energy and off-stage hearts of the Australia-based band Hillsong UNITED, HILLSONG - LET HOPE RISE is a new motion-picture genre: the theatrical worship experience. The film explores Hillsong's humble beginnings and astonishing rise to prominence as an international church whose songs are sung every Sunday by more than 50 million people worldwide.
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| TheWrapDave WhiteHillsong — Let Hope Rise stands out against that harsh tone of much recent Christian indie cinema by being a winning, friendly, and at times moving film. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanUpbeat and meaningful. Effectively showcases how the band's work has touched lives everywhere. |
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenMoving concert docu is ideal for Christian teens, families. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusIt may be one-sided, but it's also genuinely moving, even to the viewer who doesn't share the band's world, or not entirely. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustThe film is at its most effective when band members and lead pastor Brian Houston testify to the strength their faith provides during times of crisis. |
| John Hanlon ReviewsJohn HanlonOffers viewers the opportunity to understand and appreciate more fully the powerful success story of Hillsong United. |
| The A.V. ClubKatie RifeStructurally, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise is hopelessly confused, jumping back and forth in time and space documenting the buildup to a big Hillsong United show at The Forum in Los Angeles, where the band will debut its new album. |
| New York TimesAndy Webster“He can move the mountains.” “I was blind but now I see.” Those lines are but drops in the torrent of clichés saturating Michael John Warren’s narcotizing documentary Hillsong — Let Hope Rise. |
| Movie BoeufDavid N. ButterworthThe biggest band that nobody's heard of (to quote one of its members) is documented in this flashy, big screen hucksterfest. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe charms of Hillsong: Let Hope Rise, essentially a tour documentary about a big pop band created by an Australian megachurch, plum evaded me. |