“Southern Gospel” (**1/2 out of four) was a flavorful but flawed melodrama about a rock star (Max Ehrich) whose life falls apart at the seams from drugs and has to start his life over and he retraces his steps and goes back to his initial childhood dream of becoming a preacher and he then sets out to preach the gospel of life and rock ‘n’ roll. Nicely made and directed with a lot of warmth and sincerity and religious fervor but central story isn’t all that compelling or powerful and film doesn’t fully connect. Directorial debut of Jeffrey A. Smith who was a songwriter himself for many years.