Everybody with ovaries enjoys this kind of pastime. Some works of this genre have attained cult and classic status, like, say, oh, I don't know, "Jane Eyre". There is really nothing unnatural about that, per se. There is nothing wrong with this film once you admit it's really pornography for women. MacKenzie, Corey Sevier, Zoie PalmerĪ preacher's wife (think Reverend Lovejoy's wife from "The Simpsons") gets her bony ass regularly shtupped by a muscle-bound sex-monkey drifter cute-as-a-button boy-toy with a very high-maintenance pompadour hair-do (think Snake from "The Simpsons") just as her sanctimonious husband is about to conclude a lucrative televangelism deal. **** Gospel of Deceit (4/28/06) Timothy Bond ~ Alexandra Paul, J.C. Writer John Benjamin Martin was astute in having Sevier think "Hamlet" was a comedy. The silliness gets worse as the plot get so tangled it becomes laughable. The story is ridiculous, but director Timothy Bond and his team do move it along quickly, taking advantage of each soap opera-type development without letting anything drag it down. Paul shows her skin, too, with a psychotic nude "sheet" scene that lowers performance levels.
He looks good in and out of his shirt, and even gets to show a little cheek. "Gospel of Deceit" is an unabashed "bad boy" sex fantasy for married women, and it certainly works on that level, with Sevier effortlessly bringing home the bacon.
This "Lifetime" TV movie follows the well-worn "forbidden sex" theme mixed with religion formula. Of course, this complicates Paul's "church lady" image and could ruin Mr. Sevier oozes sex appeal and washboard abs. We know who's going to copulate with Sevier when the lady of the house walks in on him shirtless.
The muscular hunk moves onto the estate and pretends to read Shakespeare. Paul, preacher husband and aspiring televangelist J.C. Naturally, the solution to this problem is to invite sexy Corey Sevier (as Luke McElroy) to dinner. While celebrating her 20th wedding anniversary, still attractive Alexandra Paul (as Emily) notices an incredibly handsome young man is watching her outdoor party. Although Emily doesn't disagree with Ted about not turning away a "lost sheep" as they both see Luke, Emily, unlike Ted who works on. Another unilateral decision Ted makes is to take in and hire a young drifter named Luke McElroy as a handyman, Luke who Ted allows to stay in a room in the church basement. That television deal is now in the works with Ted needing to make a good impression on the decision makers for it to happen. Although Emily loves her husband, small signs demonstrate to her that he is slowly pulling away from her, at least professionally, as he starts to make decisions about the ministry without consulting her, at a crucial time where they have been working on moving from the radio show into television. MacKenzie, Movie Description: In the small town of Heward, Pennsylvania, charismatic Reverend Ted Wendell and his wife of twenty years Emily Wendell are the well-respected power couple behind the Heward Community Church and its associated ministry empire, which currently includes a radio show. Directors: Timothy Bond, Cast: Corey Sevier, Zoie Palmer, Alexandra Paul, J.C.