unexpectedly great movie

Unexpectedly great? It's actually a bad film, but obviously you expect some will agree with you due to it's msg.

It was okay as a whole. Sure, there is some dreck out there, and this was better than that. And, if you grade on a curve, helps. I think it might be said to be unexpectedly decent. But, there are some decent movies among low budget, "Christian" and other fare. Large amount of not very good, some decent. And, a few recognizable faces suggests the film wasn't going to be totally bad anyhow.