To the movie's credit, it tries to take on some weighty issues that you don't often see in film — namely religious debates. But the dialogue is all stuff you've heard a hundred times before. And at least one of the characters ends up being a total cartoon, which makes it hard to argue that any of the debates we've been listening to are in any way "fair." (Part of the problem with portraying fundamentalism and/or extremism on-screen is that it's simply too obvious and boring to engage anyone with a brain.)

And while I hate to dump on any movie too harshly, I should point out that the production quality is poor here too — especially for such an A-list cast. The lighting is often off, and the music and cinematography both seem cheap.

The cast is attractive, and it's great to have Gorham playing gay (and HIV-positive). Plus, the movie does something slightly unexpected by having him be a religious believer.

But the movie's bad dialogue and obvious characters don't make for very effective drama, and there aren't enough thrills to make a good thriller (despite the fact that this is how the film is being billed).

Even if you're a fan of the cast, this one sadly isn't even worth Net flixing.

Ricky Gervais said in his blog that he’s created a new series “Afterlife”, which is sort of an atheist comedy. Did anyone see “The Invention of Lying”? It was hilarious. I love his wit.