I came across the "Left Behind" novel in a Target store and stood by the bookcases speed-reading it for about an hour. (I.e., I never actually bought the book, which is probably why I was not taken in the rapture.)
Although I am utterly non-religious, the story was mildly gripping, as is this film. Cage did a creditable job, as did most of the cast. If you're looking for a reasonably good disaster movie (where God provides the disaster), this is not a bad time-waster.
The movie was almost universally panned by critics, but I'd bet the overwhelming majority of them are not only non-religious, but actively anti-religion. If this movie had been made in the 1950s or 60s, I suspect it would have done quite a bit better at the box office, along with the Charlton Heston and Victor Mature biblical epics.
Although I am utterly non-religious, the story was mildly gripping, as is this film. Cage did a creditable job, as did most of the cast. If you're looking for a reasonably good disaster movie (where God provides the disaster), this is not a bad time-waster.
The movie was almost universally panned by critics, but I'd bet the overwhelming majority of them are not only non-religious, but actively anti-religion. If this movie had been made in the 1950s or 60s, I suspect it would have done quite a bit better at the box office, along with the Charlton Heston and Victor Mature biblical epics.