First off, this is a Christian film. There has been no effort to deceive anyone about that. If you are an evangelical Christian (or are at least open to Biblical morality) you will love this movie. Particularly if you are a Christian man who would like some encouragement and hints on how to be a great father and man- run, do not walk to see this. If you are not a Christian and are hostile to hearing about Jesus, save yourself and everyone else the angst and whining by NOT GOING TO SEE IT.
I think this genre of films is maturing and getting better with each effort. The cringe-worthy Christian films of the past seem to be giving way to better quality, better acted offerings. Is this going to win the Oscar for best picture? No. But is it an entertaining, uplifting and memorable film? Absolutely. The story is compelling and applicable to real life. The action scenes are just as good as any cop show. The emotional scenes are well acted and not distractingly cheesy. I loved it.
My only few gripes: One of the main child characters is cast with a stunning little girl who is very obviously of partially African-American heritage yet is cast as the child of two white people. There is one actor in a prominent role who is very distractingly bad but you don't see her for long stretches, so it's tolerable. My biggest complaint- that men like the ones in this movie do not exist in real life. I know that the goals the men set in this movie are attainable and are what God calls men to do. I believe that every Christian man would benefit from applying the concepts discussed in this film to his life. Sadly,in my experience, men like this are as much of a fairy tale as Prince Charming. That's not the movie's fault, though.
I think this genre of films is maturing and getting better with each effort. The cringe-worthy Christian films of the past seem to be giving way to better quality, better acted offerings. Is this going to win the Oscar for best picture? No. But is it an entertaining, uplifting and memorable film? Absolutely. The story is compelling and applicable to real life. The action scenes are just as good as any cop show. The emotional scenes are well acted and not distractingly cheesy. I loved it.
My only few gripes: One of the main child characters is cast with a stunning little girl who is very obviously of partially African-American heritage yet is cast as the child of two white people. There is one actor in a prominent role who is very distractingly bad but you don't see her for long stretches, so it's tolerable. My biggest complaint- that men like the ones in this movie do not exist in real life. I know that the goals the men set in this movie are attainable and are what God calls men to do. I believe that every Christian man would benefit from applying the concepts discussed in this film to his life. Sadly,in my experience, men like this are as much of a fairy tale as Prince Charming. That's not the movie's fault, though.