The Last Supper

Well, it's the season of Easter, and with that, the religious, inspirational and thought-provoking films are to be released. As with the many aspects of Jesus Christ's life and ministry on Earth, "The Last Supper" chronicles the time Jesus spends with His disciples before He is then betrayed by Judas Iscariot. This is part of "The Chosen" TV presentation as with others that have been theatrically released. 

In the days leading to betrayal, a gathering of disciples including Peter (James Oliver Wheatley), John (Charlie MacGechan), Judas (Robert Knepper) and others, unravels into a web of secrets and hidden motives. As tensions simmer beneath the surface, trust is tested, and loyalty is questioned. "The Last Supper" it seems, at every glance, hides a deeper truth. With the politics against that of Jesus Christ (Jamie Ward) and His disciples increases, the more impossible it seems for the disciples to grasp what's really going on, even though Jesus is fully in control and knows exactly what's happening. This becomes a true test of the disciples' faith.

Others to round out the cast are James Faulkner as Caiaphas, Henry Garrett as Nicodemis, Nathalie Rapti Gomez as Mary Magdalene, Daniel Fathers as Joseph of Arimathea, Marie-Batoul Prenant as Rachel, Mayssae El Halla as Mother Mary and Harry Anton as The Zealot. 

This was directed with such pathos, compassion yet passion by Mauro Borrelli ("Goodbye Casanova" 2000, "Branches" '04, "Haunted Forest" '07, "The Ghostmaker" '12, "The Recall" '17, "WarHunt" '22, "Mindcage" '22) plus shorts. This filmmaker was the perfect director for this considering the rapidity of the emotions that were used since this is about the savior of the world. And Borrelli's innate ability to have his actors to 'dig deep' when emitting the different emotions that simply needed to take place was genius. I was captivated! It was also equally well written by Mauro Borrelli ("Goodbye, Casanova" 2000, "Branches" '04, "Haunted Forest" '07, "The Ghostmaker" '12, "The Recall" '17, "WarHunt" '22, "Mindcage" '22) plus shorts, and John Collins ("Under the Stadium Lights" '21). Obviously Borrelli has the lion's share of the experience, but surely Collins' input was pivotal. The timeline chronicling of this script was certainly down to the biblical one, which tells me that these writers definitely did their homework. The characters, especially that of Ward as Jesus and Wheatley as Peter were believable in their performances as well as their ability to convince the audience with the conviction used here. 

If you are into inspirational and religious type films, you'll revel with this. Other than "The Passion of the Christ" back in 2004, this has got to be one of the closet depictions of the last supper historically. This is one all needs to see especially with Easter right around the corner. It depicts Jesus to be the humble, peaceful servant many believers have come to know. Be prepared to be moved emotionally. 

Out of 4 Stars: 4                                        Rated: PG-13                                  114mins.