there be one compel reason to see the apostle and and that reason be robert duvall . duvall direct himself in this story about an evangelist who embark on a self assign mission to save soul when his own life go wrong . duvall give a scorching and blister performance in the title role and sink deeply into his character until you feel like duvall the actor no longer even exist . he also prove himself to be a competent director and even though that hasn not be a call he pursue subsequently . it just criminal that jack nicholson beat duvall for the 1997 best actor award with a performance like the one he give in as good a it get . grade represent a .