Priceless (II) (2016) User Reviews

A Bold Attempt at a Covering A Touchy Subject

[tenfivefilms · 7/10 · 19 October 2016]

First off, good movie! I was engaged, as well as impressed. I had pretty low expectations honestly, and it surpassed those.

This movie is, in my opinion, a first for Christian movies. It seeks to cover a subject that's actually important in our non-Christian world today, and does a quite commendable job at doing so.

It had its issues story-wise, but I can't complain. The acting was decent, the actual subject matter was well covered (I mean, come on---it's a family-oriented-ish Christian movie! Didn't expect them to go that deep!), and it wasn't boring. Props to the Smallbone Brothers for going where no Christian filmmaker dare go...until now.

A story about redemption amidst the devaluing backdrop of human trafficking

[jacobs-greenwood · 6/10 · 17 March 2017]

Priceless is a film about the redemption of a man named James, whose life spiraled out of control into depression after the death of his wife. As an angry widowed single father with a short fuse, James was incapable of keeping a job for very long let alone taking care of his preteen daughter Emerson. She is taken by the state; his mother-in- law - with whom James has a prickly relationship - is awarded custody.

The movie begins with James, a decent man who's lost his faith (as so many do) in the midst of his trials, taking a sketchy job out of desperation for money. A "friend" arranges for James to drive a locked U-haul of unspecified cargo across country without stopping, except for food and gas.

After a minor accident on the highway, James hears crying in the back of the truck, which he opens to discover two teenage Hispanic females, whom he later learns speak English. The older one's name is Antonia; Maria is her 16 year old sister. James treats the girls kindly, and even protects them from a redneck in a gas station. Antonia and James have a brief discussion about faith, hers is strong while his has faded. Apparently the sisters' family owes a debt that they'll need to work off as waitresses, at least that's what they were told.

However, it soon becomes clear that James, Antonia and Maria are really pawns in a human trafficking scheme. James really wanted to believe otherwise, so desperate to keep a promise to see his daughter, that he delivered the sisters into the hands of the somewhat "charming" though nefarious Garo, and his flunky CJ. Even Antonia seemed unaware of her fate, but is forced to agree to serve Garo's purposes in order to save Maria from also having to become a prostitute.

But James's conscience - with some prodding from a local motel owner named Dale - leads him to try to rescue the sisters from their predicament. James discovers that the police aren't necessarily interested in the vice; one is actually complicit as a customer. But he and Dale, who helps James reconnect with his moral anchor in God by reminding him of Antonia's faith at the discovery of her gold cross necklace, fight the good fight and prevail in the end.

A restored man, James and his now wife Antonia, are called to serve by rescuing young girls off the streets, from the sex trade to their recovery ranch, where Maria, Emerson and others provide the love and support they need to know how valued they are - priceless, in fact - by God.

Uplifting faith-based movie

[jb_campo · 6/10 · 16 September 2017]

Priceless reminded me of the film Courageous that appeared free in theatres, sponsored by religious groups I think. Priceless centers around human trafficking of women sold into the sex trade, treated like they are worthless. But as the film so eloquently describes, each one of these women is priceless.

The Smallbone family directs and stars in this low-budget film and delivers a high-value film. James (Joel smallbone) is down and out, having lost basically everything. He gets a chance to make some quick money by driving a cargo truck with no questions asked. He eventually learns his cargo is human, and then he's faced with the choice of saving himself, walking away, saving these young women. At times, you wish he'd just walk away, the odds being so stacked against him.

He meets up with a mysterious hotel owner who befriends him and eventually gives him positive guidance about what doing the right thing really means.

The acting is a bit uneven but decent. The story has some moments that are kind of slow. And of course, you eventually get hit over the head with the religious overtones of this kind of movie. Still, the main theme of being a good person, of doing the right thing when push comes to shove, should resonate with you as a human being.

Priceless is uplifting, if not perfect. It's an enjoyable film worth your time. Enjoy.

So-so

[billbrent33 · 6/10 · 24 December 2018]

Honorable subject matter. More of a Lifetime Movie type of picture.

The other reviewers must have seen a different film

[mywildimagination · 3/10 · 31 January 2017]

From many of the other reviews I was really expecting something special, I have just seen Lion and so my expectations might be a little high as that is a great film.

What can I say? Not sure why the high scores from so many reviewers but I can only suspect they were simply adding their "SHILLings" to the mix and have no idea what they are talking about.

Bad "made for TV" movie comes to mind, sub-par acting. No real depth to the characters, forgettable in every way with cliché after cliché. Bad Music, bad set pieces, lazy script.

Hour and a half of my life i'll never get back. C'est la vie

Faith based....must suck

[sinnfenian · 7/10 · 13 June 2021]

Thats pretty much how I see 40% from "critics."

This movie is competent for what its trying to accomplish. Theres a fine line to tread when dealing with such a touchy subject while doing it in a manner that doesn't submerge itself in blood, sex and swear words. This movie treads that line efficiently.

A movie that deals with an important subject, but poorly done

[astrostar-18501 · 4/10 · 2 February 2017]

After reading so many positive reviews, many a bit too over the top to be honest, however I thought it was worth a shot, no it wasn't. One reviewer called it "amazing". Amazing? Really? No, what it was was slow, and ponderous and B O R I N G. The movie deals with an important subject to be sure, that of sex trafficking, and with a bit of imagination (including a better script and acting), even on a small budget you could do this important subject justice, but not in this case. You never get the feeling of tension, of adrenaline rushing heart pounding fear that our protagonist would expect to feel if he really was put in the situation you see in this movie. I found myself having to force myself to sit through this movie and I don't say that about a lot of movies. If you want to see a REAL heart wrenching movie on this difficult subject, watch Lilya 4-ever. That movie deserves it's high rating, not so Priceless, it should be rated much lower in my opinion.

Powerful Story and a must see to those not afraid of reality

[bolyami · 9/10 · 3 February 2017]

This movie is a gripping, moving, and powerful revelation into the dark world of human trafficking. Many negative reviews were watching this for entertainment but this movie was filmed as almost a story telling documentary. Too many people live in a fantasy world and don't want to face the harsh reality that lay just beneath our everyday life. This story is a wake-up call and should be absorbed as such.

Joel portrays James, a man at the end of his rope who finds purpose in helping those trapped in this terrible world. His evolution and triumph in the face of adversity should be a lesson to all. Thank you Small bone family for such an amazing film. God Bless

Sincere Film is Moving, But Uneven

[lavatch · 6/10 · 16 March 2017]

In the bonus track on the DVD of "Priceless," we learn that a vocal group called King & Country was inspired to make a film that raises consciousness about human trafficking. The vocalist Joel Smallbone played the leading role, and Joel's brother Ben served as director. While there were good intentions, this film product of a family enterprise never quite jelled into smooth work of cinema.

Joel Smallbone plays the widower named James, who has recently lost custody of his small daughter. Down on his luck, he takes a risky job in driving a truck non-stop through the American southwest. Once James realizes that he is transporting two young Mexican women, he is very slow to catch on that he is engaging in an act of human trafficking. When he comes to that realization too late, he then spends most of the film in attempting to rescue them.

For most of the film, "Priceless" is clearly an action film seeking raise awareness about an important social ill. But in the final segment, the film shifts gears into a Christian-oriented message. The key dramatic symbol is a necklace worn by one of the young Mexican women that is referred to as "God's shot." Holding that necklace, James comes to see that he is awaiting a divinely inspired moment to rescue the two women. The film closes with James now helping to run a Christian "safe house" for female victims of human trafficking.

Sadly, the film does not hold together. Still, there were good performances from Smallbone, who was able to drop his Australian accent, and the actor David Koechner, who played the "wise man" Dale, an apostle to the women victims and the teacher of wisdom to James. The truly standout performance is that of Bianca A. Santos, who plays Antonia the older of the two sisters. There is an organic arc of development in Antonia's character, as we see her abused and then transformed from her traumatic experience. For that excellent performance alone, the film lives up to its billing of priceless.

Not a great movie...

[john-mullen-41282 · 2/10 · 17 October 2016]

I don't get why the reviews are so favourable for this movie? The screenplay and dialogue between the actors are awful and the acting has a lot to be desired. The movie deals with some hard hitting subjects but fails miserably. It was literally cliché after cliché after cliché and some terrible music chucked in for dramatic affect. The ending was a cringe- inducing cheese-fest and made me angry that i wasted the last 2 hours watching such rubbish. This will be the last time i chose a movie based on the ratings on IMDb.

Any positives? Yes. Some of the videography was very nicely captured especially some of the scenic country shots.

Honest to Good Goodness

[Xlyfindel · 8/10 · 9 February 2017]

I had no idea what I was getting into with this movie. Throughout the whole film I kept getting the feeling that it was really trying hard to make the good guy look cool. To make doing the right thing seem like the right thing to do. I really like that. The bad guys weren't overly glorified or vilified either. I don't think they went too far, and it doesn't smack of the in your face over the top cheese-fest that other movies dealing with the subject usually have. I know the story well from made-for-TV movies though never was it so professionally shot or well acted.

There are only a few gripes i have about the movie, and they are personal irks that I can understand probably were taken into consideration and decided against by the creators.

1,) I really wish they had used the word RAPE at any point in the film. Everything else was so honest and boldfaced that it seems a shame to try and sugar coat it with euphemisms and allusions. 2,) The end seems really rushed and cut short. There are a lot of questions left unanswered, but I believe it is because they needed to get their message out after the climax instead of a concise denouement. 3,) They could have done a better job with working in the daughter and her relationship and importance to James. As it is it seems a bit contrived and little fake.

None of those are great detriments, and the message is important too. The movie was legitimately entertaining and kept my attention from very early on. I'm planning on watching it again with certain friends and recommending it as well. I'm glad I saw it.

Fighting for shouldn't always be on its worth. Knowing what's right and wrong's enough.

[Reno-Rangan · 6/10 · 4 July 2017]

A good awareness film, but struggled to narrate what it wanted to say in a standard way like any average films does. It was about forced prostitution, especially for poor immigrants. It was the story of Antonia and Maria, the illegal Mexican immigrants, but told from James, a truck driver who recently lost his wife. Now the life worth living is for his daughter who has been taken by the childcare. But one day on his job, while delivering a cargo, he comes to know his commitment is wrong. At first not realising the depth of the issue, later he decides to fight for it, but it was too late, yet he never gives up.

Films like 'Taken', 'Trade', 'Eden', all are very similar to this. Each tells undigestable tales, which mostly based on the real like this one. Thematically, this film can be praised, but not all quite well in the screenplay. The first is, it was slightly religiously motivated. Yeah, I like morals from the religious aspect, especially when it is used to fight for good, not to promote the belief. I appreciate, it did not lean on that overall, except the characters designed that way. On the other hand, the performances were not up to laudable, especially the emotions parts lacked the feeling.

Since it was not entirely based on the real, but parts of various true events, the screenplay should have filled better with other contents. The opening and the final acts were good, though the middle section lacked the pace and the story event. So now you know what this film is about, and I think it is worth a watch, mainly for the message it carries. Interesting, this film turned into a book, which seems a good idea as it is more like that sort of portrayal than for a cinematic.

6/10

Good idea gone very bad

[joannachacha · 1/10 · 9 February 2017]

Warning: topics covered below are of a violent nature & may be triggering.

Synopsis: widower who loses custody of his daughter" (through violent drunken behaviour & self-absorbed grief) takes on new job: drive a truck across the country, no questions asked. But when he discovers what he is delivering (a very attractive young woman & her little sister) "he is faced with a life-changing choice.

The two young Mexican sisters enter the US illegally to pay off their father's debts. Expecting to work in waitressing type jobs they actually find out they've been sold to a prostitution ring. What you need to know is that the movie is advertised as Human Trafficking awareness & as a Christian film. Both statements are wrong. Below are just some of the major problems of "Priceless".

1) It's all about... him. Poor him faced with choices, poor him needs to save the day, oh how he suffers, and seemingly thinks there isn't much urgency, (or any authorities in the whole USA whatsoever to turn to!), while the sisters go through hell every extra hour he wastes... He also perfectly fits all the stereotypical categories of what a hero supposedly should look like: young, healthy, good looking, white, male, & American.

2) Women characters are emotionless & passive - even after sequestration, rape, & forced prostitution. "Heroine" even blames male protagonist for not stopping her getting into the pimp's van, even though she entered it willingly & knowingly. She does however stick up for her teen sister, but has no other substance to her character. The helpless damsel in distress.

3) Only his crush is worth his effort saving - several times the "hero" tries convincing her to abandon her little sister & is frustrated at her refusal!!? And the other women in need of rescue aren't a concern to him at all...

4) Major suspension of disbelief is a requirement for the viewing of this movie. For example:

• irresponsible father regains custody of his child the same year he punches & threatens someone with a gun to their head... in a packed kids' park
• another man is murdered but somehow manages to change his will from beyond the grave, to leave some land to a yet-to-be invented association at time of his death

5) Women, once "used", then as good as dead - as is eloquently explained to Mr. Rapist Pimp:

• "You are a murderer. There's no difference between a murderer and someone who steals a girl's innocence and kills her soul."

Because apparently to the writers of "Priceless" female rape survivors have no more soul...!! Both unBiblical and harmful.

6) Heroes & villains live by one same law: that violence is the key & fists are the tool.

7) Care about women, do you? Just not enough to employ them though, right? Men are given credit 26 times (!!!) before a single woman's name rolls by in the credits!

8) At 1:35:00 we finally get the movie's message: human trafficking awareness... by promoting its OWN website, which in turn then promotes various intervention-capable associations & emergency phone numbers. Why was any of this directly inserted into the movie storyline and/or at the end, for viewers to take note of? So what was the point of the movie...

9) Why would the movie's website recommend for ex-sex workers to join an addiction recovery program. Seriously. How more ineducated and insulting can you get?

10) Under the website's "Give" section is written: "One of the best ways to prevent the trafficking and exploitation of children is through eradicating one of the root causes of the issue, poverty". Except NO. That's blaming the victim. The N°1 cause of trafficking? Men's greed & lust. Invest in educating male populations too!

11) The "Representation Test" by the "Miss Representation" Team result, as of now, for this movie: F.

As a woman, a Christian, and a human being, I am disappointed at the lost opportunity, and shocked, saddened, and disgusted at this men-centric vision of life. "Priceless" is a feel- good movie for men, by men, about men.

Writers of this movie seem to have more interest in getting their God message out rather than attention the serious issue they're supposedly bringing light to.

[owlssilentflight · 2/10 · 30 May 2017]

The only thing Priceless about this movie was my time wasted in watching it. The movie started out OK, as the main character had to deal with his own personal issues. The movie started to fail when the main character made a discovery whereby the obvious was... well, obvious. Unfortunately, at that time in the movie, the focus became more a message about "having faith, and believe". This message kept popping up throughout the movie, yet it often seemed out of context with the issues at hand. I particularly disliked how the movie made it appear that these and the other women (victims) made a choice to be in this situation. This movie failed in a big way in not addressing the severity and tragedy of this issue. The main characters decision were lame when it came how he was going to deal with this problem. This is such a big issue and I would hope any right thinking human being would report to authorities who would actually deal with the problem. Acting was mediocre. Plot was weak. Theme could have been good, but failed in getting the real message out about the issue. I've tried really hard to not make any significant spoilers for this movie, but at this point I just have to say it, so if you've read this review up to this point and still want to see the movie, please don't read the following. Human trafficking is an issue that must be taken seriously. This movie cared more about it's message of "God has a plan" and you're on a journey while God watches over you - is pure BS. The movie is one big fail.

Where to start...just don't.

[CorbeauMinuit · 2/10 · 14 July 2021]

I don't even know why I finished watching this movie. It has so many "bad movie" red flags.

The opening is a "confession" from the main character, James, describing how bad of a person he is for basically being a widower coping with grief which causes him to lose custody of his daughter.

On his journey to figure his life out, he takes a good paying hauling job on the condition he doesn't open the truck and never asks what the cargo is. During the drive, James discovers the cargo is two girls from Mexico being trafficked to pay a family debt.

At this point a person with any sense would realize he's in the middle of a human trafficking operation and go to the authorities.

No, not James. He continues on and delivers the girls to the pimp in the parking lot of a motel,despite realizing he's suddenly in love with the older sister.

After taking the money, he miraculously develops a conscience, just not before the girl he's fallen for is tricked out.

However once again, our "hero" doesn't go to the authorities. Instead he goes to the motel owner for help.

The motel owner tells him he doesn't want to be a part of it, but knows what is going on. He acts as James' priest telling him to listen to the little voice in his head and do the right thing. This is disturbing when you realize the motel owner is complicit not only to the trafficking happening in his parking lot daily, but also because his own daughter was trafficked years before. But we learn that later... Meanwhile James goes to the sheriff, who we later learn is part of it all. Predictably convenient.

When the pimp and the sheriff come looking for James after his first attempt to rescue the girls, the motel owner suddenly wants to get involved. I suppose the motel owner finally heard the voice to stop being complicit in sex trafficking of teenagers? Or maybe just didn't think James could handle it solo?

Our hero and the motel owner concoct a scheme to get the girls back and take down the pimp, but motel guy becomes a casualty.

James the Hero decides that it is now his life's work to save other girls from this fate. He marries the girl who he rescues and the two start a mission to rescue prostitutes and show them that they are "priceless" and not for sale because god has decided their worth. And they all live happily ever after at some mountain compound that James can now suddenly afford within a year of taking "don't ask" hauling jobs?

The movie has so many heinous flaws. It suffers plot holes, bad writing, bad acting, poor chemistry, ethnic stereotyping and a gross oversimplification of the atrocities of human trafficking that not even its preachy, Repent and be saved message can save it.

Also, it is obvious the writer and director is related to the hero because of the multiple references (even by the evil pimp) to how handsome our hero is.

I want that time back in my life.

A Beautiful Story but not a pretty picture

[Jackbv123 · 10/10 · 15 January 2019]

This movie is about the worst of the worst and once I realized what was going to happen, I couldn't watch it all. I skipped to the end.

The Mexican woman that this movie focuses on believes in God. She was lied to and ends up in the worst nightmare any girl could endure and it is made worse because her younger sister is with her in it. Because this is a faith -based movie, I'm sure that much of the horror is sanitized, but you can't completely sanitize this subject.

There is a faith based message in this movie. At one point, it is stated plainly. It is a message that every person needs to hear, especially teens who every day face an assault on their picture of themselves.

Whether you believe in God at all in any way, the message in this movie is still important because the message is that we all need to fight against Human Trafficking.

Atheists-always bad, Jesus people-always good. Now don't bother watching.

[punabob · 1/10 · 17 October 2017]

If the message you're looking for is that atheists are always bad people and and the only good people are Jesus folk, then, by all means, watch and enjoy! This overly simplified view of humans is demeaning, self-righteous and just not true. The shallowness of the characters in this film belies the screenwriter's overly simplistic view of morality. Humans are complex. Acknowledgement of this would have made for a better film. And a curse word or two and acknowledgment of the rapes occurring would have also helped. I was groaning about half way through realizing that I was being preached such a repugnant and oversimplified message.

Awesome

[SeverusSnape38 · 8/10 · 17 October 2016]

It's seems wrong to call a movie that deals about human trafficking awesome but it was. The story was good (I like how it shows that human trafficking is happening not just in other countries and not just to Mexicans but to Americans as well) and it had some humor in it too (you have to have some otherwise your body wouldn't be able to handle the suspense). Joel Smallbone was excellent and I didn't hear any breaks (where the person's accent breaks through the accent they're doing) in his American accent, Bianca A. Santos was excellent as Antonia, Amber Midthunder was so cute as Maria and Sierra Rose Smith was adorable as Emmy Stevens. I can't of any time in the movie where there was bad acting.

Moved to Action

[lenard_poon · 21 November 2021]

In a time when all we think 'Is the price of the ticket worth the entertainment factor', sometimes the price of a ticket can invoke the thoughts, 'There's more to life than being entertained with a bucket of popcorn'. This is one of those movies that compelled us to make active choices to address the movie theme with our resources. For this, the movie's value far exceeds the price to watch the movie and I strongly feel that it needs to be watched.

You can guess what happens

[vulynnt · 1/10 · 24 April 2019]

I watched 10 minutes of this entire movie. Boring background music that plays every five minutes. Seriously I want my 10 minutes back from watching this. Filmed in 17 days, yeah well you can absolutely tell. Cut and paste footage, the same song over and over.

Decent film

[gklyon · 5/10 · 24 December 2018]

Santos does an excellent job acting. The film drags a bit and could be tighter. Some of the story does not seem plausible.

This Film Shows You What Not to Do

[nammage · 2/10 · 11 August 2017]

It should be noted: I'm an atheist and have been for 28 years. I live in the Bible Belt of the United States, and I used to be Southern Baptist. I used to debate all religions (mainly Protestant Christianity) regularly, past 3-4 years, not so much. I have read 14 versions of the Bible. I have read The Book of Mormon. I have read the Qu'ran. I have read the Torah/Tanakh. The Orthodox Jewish Bible. I have read The Masnavi. I have read Jainism by Ram Mohan Das. The only "atheist" book, I guess, I've read is The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine though he was a deist but close enough, eh? The reason I state all this is: human trafficking is done by humans. All types of humans including religious people. Actually, the vast majority of human traffickers in religiously dominated countries would be that particular country's main religion. You see my point?

Movies like this address such serious subjects from a blind eye. The main character is apparently an atheist. See, he used to be a good person (Christian) but he lost someone that metaphorically killed him and now he's a bad guy (atheist) but he's trying to find the path back to being good (Christian). Now, you could say I'm reading into this but look at it: he lost the woman he loved: who? Doesn't matter. It's not about that. It's the empty catalyst for him losing his faith. See, Christians only do good things which is ironic since they say they not only sin all the time but that they are sin itself but when it comes to bad things happening, no one ever seems to be a Christian. They're either some other religion (like Muslim, these days) or not a "True Christian" and therefore an atheist. If the majority of your country is of one religion or non-religion then the problem lies to the majority in those countries. If you can't look in the metaphorical mirror and see you (speaking in general) are part of the problem then the problem will never be solved. See, the scene toward the end when David Koechner's character is being tortured and he quotes from the NT, well of course the bad guy won't be swayed because he's an atheist. All bad guys in this film just need to find Jesus and Biblegod then they will stop the evil they're doing.

I've never been to prison, or jail. Got arrested when I was 14 for shoplifting while angry. Did my six months of community service. I was an idiot not a bad person. Don't you see, that's this films message: if you're a bad guy (who are all obviously atheist) all you have to do is accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and then you'll be a good guy. If you're just lost like the main character, don't worry, you'll be forgiven. Oh, and what a message the ending gives. This film does nothing but show that if you just believe in Jesus that that makes you good. I hate to break it to the filmmakers but many bad people are Christian and they believe in Jesus with all their heart and soul and in their mind Jesus will forgive them, as the Bible states in 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness".

Stop blaming atheists and non-Christians for the horrible things in the world. Don't get me wrong: they have had their part in some horrible things but if you think you can stop something like human trafficking by preaching the Bible, well, maybe you need to look into that mirror a little harder because there are 2.2 billion Christians in the world who, some of which, have and currently do such horrible things; especially in Christian dominated countries. The United States is dominated by Christians. Own up to the horrible things some Christians do and maybe you can start stopping such horrible things from happening. The two biggest causes of human trafficking is 1. Poverty and 2. Women and children seen as property (like in marriage, or religion, etc.,). Not believing in Jesus I don't think has ever made the list but what do I know, I'm just an evil atheist, right?

Powerful Film!

[fireflykerry · 9/10 · 29 October 2019]

It's a powerful movie that kept me engaged throughout, while also keeping everything decent enough to view in a family setting (14+). They could've expanded the plot a bit more as well as made viewers aware that there is, in fact, a federal trafficking hotline many countries have, instead of taking everything into their own hands. Other than that, the acting was good, and it brought to light a very dark subject that is more prevalent than we realize.

This is more like a social commercial than a movie

[allabouthumanvideo · 1/10 · 23 February 2017]

The only one good thing about this movie is the idea, but it completely dissolve in poor and amateur realization. Actors miscast, too much music and all over inappropriate palaces, artificial dialogues, rough editing, absolutely no rhythm. It seemed that the author copied too much from the real event and didn't bother to add some dramatic twist to make it more like a movie.

Sex, Money, Morality & The Choice Of Change

[Foutainoflife · 8/10 · 26 January 2019]

Naive girls believing that they are going to be working as waitresses to pay off a debt are actually about to become victims of sex trafficking. They are unknowingly being transported by a man going through a difficult time simply trying to earn money. After learning that his cargo happens to be women, he has to ask himself some hard questions.

This was a good film. I would suggest that this film is meant to be used for it educational, ethical and religious points. It was filmed without bad language, explicit sex scenes and little violence. I loved that this had a religious message. It is a reality that many women become victims and lose their self worth in the process. This was a wonderful testament to how precious we are and how even if we are tarnished, we remain priceless in God's eyes and the eyes of those who know His love. I enjoyed it.