“The Last Supper” A Fresh New Take of the Well-Known Christian Story

Pinnacle Peak Pictures (formerly Pure Flix Entertainment until January 2021) is an American independent evangelical Christian film production and distribution studio founded by David A R. White and Russell Wolfe. This studio brought us several faith-based films, such as the “God’s Not Dead” series, “Woodlawn,” “Unplanned,” “Redeeming Love” and many others.

Now, Pinnacle Peak brought us another one that’s a must see as we are in the middle of the Lenten/Easter season - “The Last Supper.”

In the days leading to betrayal, a gathering of disciples unravels into a web of secrets and hidden motives. As tensions simmer beneath the surface, trust is tested, and loyalty is questioned.

The Last Supper becomes a night where nothing is as it seems, and every glance hides a deeper secret.

The latest Christian film from Pinnacle Peak Pictures delivers us a new look at the story of the Last Supper that all Christians would know. Now, I’ll admit since I’m not particularly too familiar with the Biblical accuracy of this film, “The Last Supper” will still leave you feeling moved by the film’s conclusion.

This film does give us some insight on some of the miracles that Jesus has performed and are depicted on-screen, such as when Jesus was able to make food appear for thousands of people while several fishermen couldn’t catch anything. We also see him perform a miracle on a young boy that would finally make him speak and hear. Those moments can be quite emotional and moving to see as well.

“The Last Supper” also has a couple of subplots that we follow where we get to see some moments of the film in perspective from a couple of Jesus’ disciples, primarily Peter and Judas (who is known for ultimately betraying Jesus to the authorities, which led to his Crucifixion). There’s actually a good portion of the film that focuses on Judas, as he slowly determines whether to betray him or not.

From what I have read online while working on this review, it is said that the producers did take some liberties in the order/timeline of certain events that transpired while presenting the factual Biblical bits. There are a few brief moments where you can tell the filmmakers jumped around a bit, especially towards the ending which did feel a little rushed. Towards the final moments of the film, they quickly go through what happens to both Peter and Judas, along with the Crucifixion and resurrection. 

So, even if the filmmakers and producers did take some liberties to this infamous Biblical story that has been told numerous times on the screen, it’s still a great story to see on the big screen during the Lenten/Easter season. 

I’m also going to be checking out a couple other faith-based films that are available on streaming coming up as well! So make sure to keep checking my Wyoming County Press Examiner reviews page on Facebook to see which faith-based films I will be checking out since I’m still deciding!

“The Last Supper” is rated PG-13 for violent content, bloody images and suicide   (running time   114 minutes)

https://youtu.be/-jwAbai7k0s?si=8x0wmvzYXjxyxFPv