3.5 stars out of 5.
The Nativity Story came out last Christmas, but since I try to limit my theater experience to about 1 movie a year, I passed on this movie then. It flew through the theater and I forgot about it until a friend loaned it to Sheralie. We decided to watch for Christmas Eve.
I was pleasantly surprised by the movie. The story is obviously the nativity story, but the characters speak English, though with an accent. I'm not sure why they bother with the accent, since we know they weren't speaking English back then, but maybe it is to remind us that they were in the Middle East. Phony accents aside, it was a pretty good movie. If you are like me, you have heard the nativity story over 100X, so it is nice to get a fresh perspective on it that makes you think about things a little differently.
Overall, I enjoyed it and would recommend for all viewers over 8, though you may want to wait until Christmas for more effect.
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