“Jerusalem Countdown” is based on a controversial book of the same name by Pastor John Hagee. The movie feels like “The Da Vinci Code” meets the “Bourne” franchise with its bizarre and often confusing mix of questionable Christian theology and espionage action.

A group of nations have joined forces, led by Iran and Russia, to smuggle nuclear weapons into the United States so that the carnage in America can lead to an opportunity for them to annihilate Israel. Shane Daughtry (David A. R. “God’s Not Dead”) and Eve Rearden (Anna Zielinski “Coach Carter”) are F.B.I. agents on the hunt for the bombs as Middle East peace talks are underway with much of the world pressing for Israel to handover more land.

The acting in this movie is pretty poor. It really does not help that the plot is all over the place and they are forced to espouse ridiculous dialog throughout. There are lines about biblical prophecy relating to the European Union, an Iranian-Russian pact and a silent rapture. Much of this is either disputed or ignored by theologians and most mainstream churches. The main terrorist villain is of course the shadiest looking man in the world. One of the characters is the Israeli Prime Minister, who makes a passionate speech about wanting peace.

I’m honestly surprised “Jerusalem Countdown” did not cause more of a backlash because a lot of the material in here is very controversial. The fact that it’s also a cheesy, low-budget action flick just seems to make it even more contentious. I certainly found quite a lot of it to be amusing but I can imagine a lot of people being very angry if they ever saw this film. I do urge anybody that watches this film to actually read “The Bible” and do some research for yourself because a lot of the points raised in “Jerusalem Countdown” are very questionable.