{"id":88,"date":"2014-06-17T16:34:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T16:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:50:10","slug":"godspell-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=88","title":{"rendered":"Godspell-1973"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Godspell-1973<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director David Greene<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Victor Garber, David Haskell, Katie Hanley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/549055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1011\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/549055-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"549055\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/549055-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/549055.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 17, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: C+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although Godspell (1973) is a popular and legendary Broadway musical production, the film left me with very mixed reactions.<\/p>\n<p>The positives for me are the songs- they are memorable, and they stay in your head for days to come.<\/p>\n<p>My absolute favorite is &#8220;Day by Day&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I also enjoy the cast travels throughout NYC, as I love it when films are set here.<\/p>\n<p>For the first thirty minutes of the film, I did not like it at all.<\/p>\n<p>There is no plot, but simply a group of college-aged people leaving their crummy jobs and celebrating Jesus as they aimlessly flitter about the city, with nobody else in sight, singing songs of savior and celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Then I realized this is not a &#8220;message&#8221; movie or an attempt to convert people to religion. Many devout Christians despise the film.<\/p>\n<p>The film left me with questions.<\/p>\n<p>Is it tongue-in-cheek or meant to be taken seriously?<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the film, I took it for a fun musical with great songs. It offers nothing more, nothing less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Godspell-1973 Director David Greene Starring Victor Garber, David Haskell, Katie Hanley Scott&#8217;s Review #23 Reviewed June 17, 2014 Grade: C+ Although Godspell (1973) is a popular and legendary Broadway musical production, the film left me with very mixed reactions. 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