R | 2h 4m | Faith-Based, Biopic | April 13, 2022 Set for an Easter Sunday release, “Father Stu” is a faith-based biopic starring Mark Wahlberg, about the life and times of priest Stuart Long. Father Long’s irrepressible, can-do energy helped him battle numerous physical setbacks, so he could continue to serve humankind however he was able.
Now, generally speaking, Wahlberg is at his best when he’s in physically menacing, sullen, sarcastic alpha mode, such as ex-Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger in “Shooter.” When he tries to gin up energy for a higher gear of, say, motor-mouthed cheeriness, it’s never a good idea. It’s a wonder his agent and/or manager never said, “Do not do roles where you have to talk fast.” Maybe they have. Not that it matters. Wahlberg generally makes bank at the box office.
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