God’s Soldier – Review
Nun with a gun? Check. Miracle child? Check. Batshit government agent who missed the ethics class? Check
Let’s be honest: God’s Soldier is the sort of film that starts with a wild premise and just leans fully into it, logic and tone be damned.
We’ve got Mother Superior Gina a no-nonsense nun with a mysterious past tasked with protecting a young girl who has literal miracle DNA. Like Jesus, or Anakin Skywalker. Of course, this attracts the attention of Steiner, a rogue CIA agent played by William Baldwin, who wants to kidnap the kid and cash in on her healing powers. Natch!
From the first five minutes, it’s clear this isn’t going to be your typical faith-based flick. It’s more Nunsploitation meets low-budget Bourne, with maybe a sprinkling of Children of Men. We’re talking slow-motion shootouts, prayerful takedowns “Father. BANG! Son. BANG! Holy Spirit. BANG!”, and more staring contests between Good and Evil than your average Sunday sermon.
Carolina Carlsson is probably the best thing about the film. She plays Gina like she’s starring in a proper Oscar-bait character study, and weirdly it sort of works. She’s stoic, fierce, and fully committed to the chaos. If the script had backed her up with a bit more depth, she might’ve landed in the hall of cult action heroines.
Unfortunately, everyone else is stuck in a slightly different film. Baldwin, bless him, is chewing scenery like he’s at an all-you-can-eat buffet. He’s menacing enough, but there’s no real backstory to work with, so he ends up just growling through dialogue. You really begin to notice how the Baldwin brothers share a single voice.
The plot’s fine, if you don’t think too hard. Secret DNA, experimental labs, you know the drill. Characters often make decisions that defy logic and the editing is wild in places but again, if you’re here for realism, you’ve definitely picked the wrong nun. The fight scenes are actually decent. The film knows how to stage a gritty brawl or a silent ambush in a crumbling chapel. But the pacing is all over the place. It really picks up in the middle and final third and I feel they could have shortened the runtime and done away with some of the dross at the beginning.
It’s also one of those films that tries to be about something (faith, ethics, sacrifice), but ends up just dipping its toe in those waters and quickly backing out when it gets a bit deep. There’s potential but the story keeps dodging anything that might make it memorable for more than its nun-with-a-gun novelty.
Still, it looks surprisingly good for a lower-budget release. Locations are moody and well shot (of course there’s hanging plastic sheets), the sound design is clean, and the production value is way better than expected. The acting is terrible in parts and, as mentioned, good in others.
If you’re in the mood for something bonkers, enjoy a bit of shooty nonsense, and have always wanted to see a nun take down armed men with Bible verses and bullets, then God’s Soldier delivers just enough.
Turn off your inner critic, grab a takeaway, and enjoy the holy chaos.
God’s Soldier is available on digital in the UK from 16 June 2025 from Miracle Media
