#2 - A Perfect Stranger

Summary: This is basically a conversation between 2 strangers - a woman, and a man who claims to be Jesus Christ, who meet for dinner and have an absorbing conversation about life, faith, and who God really is.

What it's about: Introduced to a family who have recently moved into an area, and the lawyer wife / mother (Nicky), is struggling with her relationship with her husband. She comes across an invitation to have dinner with Jesus and thinking it was a surprise invitation from her husband,  goes along with it that night to one of her favourite restaurants. She meets this 'stranger', who claims to be Jesus. She is disbelieving at first, but then decides to play along (thinking he's an actor set up by her friends), and asks him some of life's deep questions e.g. sin, faith, meaning of pain and suffering. As Jesus answers her intelligent questions well, the conversation eventually turns to her own personal questions e.g.  whyGod let her go through some of the painful experiences in her life. As the night draws to a close, she begins to discover the true identity of the stranger, and this proves a turning point in her life {This is the first of the 'Perferct Stranger' series, including about 9 movies/episodes, that each involve a different character's face-to-face experience with Jesus}

Highlights: this movie has an understated, subtle sense of humour the whole way through. For me, a simple analogy about sin using items on the restuarant table was very well done. A lot of conversations covered Christian apolegitics - defending the faith in a rational, logical way. The actor playing Jesus (Jefferson Moore) conveys warmth and love at the right times - does a great job. Shots of people enjoying their conversation in restaurant nearby helps build realism, and helps with identifying with the characters.

Notable quotes : "People call me lots of things - my friends call me Yeshua''; "God created people to have relationship with Him, so that they could enjoy His love.''

Running time: 93 minutes (about 70 mins actual film time, extras incl interviews)

Rating: 9 and 1/2 out of 10

Final review: A thought provoking, mature movie (OK for kids, but they may struggle in understanding some concepts), that most people can identify with, because it covers lot of questions that people struggle with in their faith and understanding of God. Definitely a must see, and something you can watch over and over and still get something out of it.

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