Imposter

I have been a long time follower of Christian Contemporary, Rock, Metal, etc. I was around when DC Talk broke up, and Kevin Max kind of went out on his own. I remember buying his first solo cd and saying to myself "this guy has lost his edge and his ability to minister". It was one of the craziest cds that I had ever bought, and this is saying alot since I have over 500 to 600 of them. I don't know if you all remember but when DC Talk broke up alot of the blame fell on Kevin Max. Rumors of him drinking and rumors of him wanting more spotlight were the common stories going around as to why DC Talk broke up. I also have spent alot of time with various Christian bands, and they all told me that Kevin Max basically gave up his faith. This is why I watched this movie. I wanted to see why Kevin Max was in the same movie as Jeff Deyo. Jeff Deyo (as far as I know) as had a great track record in his solo career and also as the lead singer of Sonicflood. So I wanted to see why these two teamed up for the movie.Now to the movie, Kevin Max plays the role of a Christian singer who is backsliding (I know some people don't like that term). He would go on stage and sing songs which possibly could have been about Jesus (the movie makes it clear that you don't know because Jesus's name is not mentioned), and after the concert, he would be out drinking, cheating on his wife, etc. Personally, I wondered if Kevin Max did not play this role so well because he lived the role. I was really pleased with Kevin Max's performance. I think that he showed that the road to redemption is rough, and sometimes Christians are the hardest people to get forgiveness from. Also, this movie showed that once you do straighten your life out that not everything is back to being rosie. It is a process, and you have to rebuild a life with trust from the very beginning up. Honestly if all the rumors were true about Kevin Max, I hope he has really found his way back to true redemption.Now to the music, the majority of the music was catchy for a younger crowd. My parents (who are in their 50's) hated the music. Sometimes there were places in the movie where music was played that I believe was really not necessary. I would have liked to have heard stronger Christian lyrics; however, I understand alot of the music in the movie was to show a straying from this. One song that I really did not like though was carry on thy wayward son. I really felt Kevin Max butchered this song. I feel that the best version of this song was done by a girl christian rock group called Rachel Rachel. They rocked that song.Would I recommend this film? I would definitely recommend it to people under about 35. Anyone over that, might really be irritated by the music.I wish the ending would have been a little more in depth; however, I understand that they were trying to make it more realistic. In real life, not everything is wrapped up nicely. This is about all I have to say about this movie. God bless.

The movie is decent. Buy it to watch it once. But the music in bonus section - buy it to listen to it many times. In particular, "Carry On My Wayward Son" played by the musician from KANSAS who wrote it (and stars in the move) and sung by KEVIN MAX from DCTalk (who also stars in the move). One of the other commenters said the music made the movie worth watching. It was pretty good - but when I hit the BONUS SECTION and started this song - WOW! Turn up the volume and enjoy it in a brand new way!

Kevin Max of DC Talk and 12, almost 13, solo albums; does as he does everything, all or nothing. Great job for his 1 and only starring acting roll. Heart warming, spiritual pick yourself up from the bootstraps movie. He is the singer of our time and a damn good actor to boot. Needs to do more acting.

What do you get when you get musicians as actors of a movie? Great music and average acting!The movie talks about the lead singer of a popular Christian band who lives a double life. His wife decides to leave him, and his life crashes out without and money to live on. He goes through a phase of being humbled, and the movie has an open ending, which I like, and without them concluding what happened or try to make things all dandy and nice.This is better than a lot of Christian movies I've watched, and I would recommend this based on the message it communicates.

This was a great movie with a great cast.I think Kevin Max was amazing in this story.He also hit it right on the head with the struggles that christians have to face,no dancing around the subject.

The DVD came within a few days in new condition and I would order again from the same. As far as the movie, it has a good idea for a movie but the script falls short. There was some good "spots" but lackluster as a whole. Amazing, I really don't have anything bad to say about the acting. Everyone really fitted the parts well. I feel that the movie left the Lord Jesus completely out, which is exactly what contemporary christian music does best.

My family really enjoyed this movie. It really brings to life the issues that fame(or popularity)can produce in one's life if we lose our focus on God. Imposter teaches a valuable lesson in humility and being real.

I loved the way he narrated some parts, of course Kevin's singing is perfect. Storyline true to life.

The film is fantastic. It focuses very sharply on the complex aspects of human nature. Fundamentally, we are all the same. On our own, we rarely break out of destructive cycles of behaviour, even when we know they're not good for us. This however, is a story of redemption. We all need hope, something to believe in, to look forward to, to raise us up. It doesn't matter how far you've 'fallen', God will gently pick you up every time. When you say to Him, 'take over my life, I've had enough', He'll answer you straight away. Even if things don't turn out exactly as you'd like them to immediately, like Johnny, once you're on the path that leads to a so much better life, stay on it, keep walking and in time.....you'll be amazed! God bless you. P

I enjoyed this film although the acting was only adequate. The music was great and I like the fact that the story does not run down the typical line you would expect it to. There are still loose ends; life can be messy and this film is realistic in that way.I would reccomend this film to people who like Christian music, the soundtrack is pretty good.