Based on 74 votes and 29 reviews.
I brought a group with me to see this movie hoping it would give hope for those that have experienced loss. Instead they said they felt heavy after the movie and disappointed that it didn’t really discuss Heaven. It was all over the place with random interviews. I think the movie itself was ok, but the title should not have been The Case for Heaven.
This movie had perhaps 3 segments that actually talked about heaven and what comes after death. The interviews were boring and mostly irrelevant to the supposed topic. The segment with the former singer of Hawk Nelson was a real head-scratcher, nothing to do with heaven. How Strobel met his wife? Irrelevant. How Palau approached death? Irrelevant. How record producers approached their music? Irrelevant. Francis Chana mom? Irrelevant. Couldn’t wait for it to end.
Didn’t really make a case for heaven. Random people talking about their life.
I never write reviews, but I’ve got to say something here. We were so excited to see this movie. We have respected Lee’s books and love the topic of heaven. This was an artsy mish mash of personal comments, many of which had little to do with heaven. The most disturbing part to me was the amount of time given to the musician who has renounced his Christian faith. Why was that relevant or helpful? I’m so glad we didn’t invite unbelievers to see this with us. Francis Chan is such a powerful speaker, but there was no depth or content to his contribution. The stories about Lee’s childhood and marriage were heartwarming, but again, was it relevant? This movie represents a huge missed opportunity for evangelism and ministry.
If it had been about heaven or had been coherent, it would have been good. Missed opportunity because it wasn't.
Was random people's opinions about seemingly random topics that did not tell me anything. I was offended. People are kinda full of themselves here. Complete waste of time.
It was so eye opening to what happens after Death! There is a Creator! We need to prepare ourselves!
Compelling and eye catching It didn't answer all the questions it just led you to continue to seek more of the truth. I thought it was a great introduction to the concept of heaven and hell and what happens after you die. Thought provoking. Music was gorgeous and I loved the way it was edited. Just left me thinking about it all the way home and inspired conversations on the topics addressed.
Excellent cinematography, A different formant that some people didn't like, I thought it was very revealing on a subject that is hard to present, the research was thorough and thought provoking, and given from the viewpoint of someone who's life has been transformed by accepting the Mercy of God, through Jesus Christ. It is a documentary, not a scripted storyline.
The documentary was so fragmented, with snippets of people talking from all over the place that nothing to do with providing a case for heaven... including an interview with former Christian artist Jon Steingard who renounced his belief in God. I also am thankful that I did not take unbelievers to see this documentary and would have been ashamed if I had. SO disappointing and not biblically based in many aspects, but rather Strobel's opinion, who obviously has very limited knowledge of the Bible... unbelievable waste of my time and money.