Rotten
Even having God on the production team can't save this 'Church Girl' from its heavy-handed sermonizing.
Scott Foundas, Variety
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
Sometimes God needs to use Extreme Measures to deal with Extreme Circumstances
2013 · 1h 58m · PG
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Steve Race
Overview
Miles Montego has it all - cars, boats, good looks, mansion, money, women, but more importantly, he has a past.
Director and cast
- Steve Race Director
- Ja Rule as Miles Montego
- Adrienne Bailon-Houghton as Vanessa Leon
- Stephen Baldwin as Jason McDaniels
- T-Bone as Martin De La Fuente
- Martin Kove as Terry Edgemond
- Michael Madsen as Frank Harris
- Vincent Pastore as Nicholas Halston
- Michael Rivera as Chris Mayor
- GIgi Guizado as Lydia Leon
- Marjorie Mann as Julie Montego
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
6%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This overlong drama plays like a threefold infomercial: for Christianity, the cheesy resort chain Sandals and Jeff "Ja Rule" Atkins, the rapper-turned-actor playing drug kingpin Miles Montego.
Sara Stewart, New York Post
Rotten
A message film with the narrative sophistication of a recruiting pamphlet.
Miriam Bale, New York Times
Rotten
Suffers from the same ills as too many movies that preach to the choir: a laborious length, formulaic plot and dialogue and, disappointing for a film that stars a rapper, a stock score.
Annlee Ellingson, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
We're apparently supposed to root for these two to make it, although Vanessa is outlandishly jealous and pushy.
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
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