Reviews

I wasn't expecting much from this film but I was surprised at how much I laughed. The acting was very good (Mary-Louise Parker was especially good).

The ending was a little weak but it was compensated for by the main message of the film, which is acceptance of people and their differences (and this includes acceptance of Christian Fundamentalists). The film is not a mean-spirited parody; though it does poke fun at some extreme examples of Christian Fundamentalism, it doesn't make anyone out to be a villain and it doesn't have an anti-Christian message. From personal experience I can say that many of the self-righteous characters and the bizarre Christian rock concerts are extreme examples but are not unfair exaggerations. People who think that Jews, gays, and unwed mothers need to be saved instead of accepted probably won't enjoy the message of this film but everyone else will.

I would say this was one of the worst movies ever made but that would make it interesting and it wasn't. Although the airline terminal and the plane itself were very cool and visually funny, nothing funny ever happened and none of the characters said or did anything funny. Snoop Dog, Tom Arnold, and a few other actors were actually quite good but the lead actor was unwatchable. One thing the writers of this movie don't understand is that offensive material works in comedy when it is meant in fun and, most importantly, when it is actually funny. Since there is nothing funny about the offensive material in this film, it is simply offensive (and I don't offend easily). While it is unfair to compare this mess with a good film, they were obviously trying to imitate Airplane; unfortunately they didn't understand anything about what made that film funny. None of the dramatic moments in Airplane were meant to be taken seriously, but Soul Plane bogs down an already unfunny film with drama nobody cares about. This film sucks.