Risen

British actors Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton and Peter Firth go Roman in an earnestly clunky biblical drama that proves, more than anything else, that Hollywood executives believe there's a market in "faith films" - The Passion of the Christ having set a blockbusting precedent in 2004. Fiennes and Felton play Roman officers ordered to look into the mysterious disappearance of Christ's body after the Crucifixion. Firth plays the prefect who orders their investigation, but this potentially interesting "CSI: Judea" stuff is speedily ditched in favour of Fiennes's conversion to Christianity and some routine miracles. The director (and co-writer) is Kevin Reynolds who, in higher-profile days, directed Waterworld and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and he applies a glossy finish that elevates the film. However, he aims it squarely at moviegoers in the American Bible Belt which means there isn't as much time spent raising questions before Fiennes discovers religious enlightenment.