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Final: The Rapture (2013)
Wow... how disappointing!
My wife and I are big fans of Christian films. It is so hard to find entertainment that is not over-ripe with offensive and vulgar material. We support almost every film that comes out in the "Christian" category in hopes to further the industry. So, we bought the DVD. That being said...
I want my $25 back. I saw an interview with the director who touted the fact that they filmed in multiple countries/locations and spend so much money making this film. That money was wasted. I cannot understand how so many are praising this film other than the desire to further this genre or present our Lord's message... this film does neither!
1st of all... it should be categorized as a foreign film because more than half of it isn't in English. What WAS is English was empty... you could remove the entire English speaking part an not loose any of what little substantive message there was.
2nd... we accept that when it comes to our Christian films, the plot and dialog is often somewhat less in refinement than the mainstream multimillion dollar productions. This is understandable - less money to play with, fewer seasoned and skilled contributors. It would have served this film immeasurably well to have spent just a little money the script, plot, dialog... something! The story meanders, is incongruent, doesn't make sense at times, is sophomoric in it's structure... I don't know where to stop. This film is DEFINITELY not something I would recommend to someone if I want them to WANT to watch more Christian films!
Lastly... as with the previous subject, acting is often lacking in Christian films as well. No exception here although there were some notable exceptions. The Spanish speaking crew, I think, did a pretty good job as did... well, the Spanish speaking crew did well.
In conclusion... beautiful scenery, decent cinematography, and lots of hype do not make up for lack of substance, poor dialog, anemic spiritual message, and a dizzying amount of disjointed storyline crammed together. If EVER there is a film to NOT support for the benefit of the genre... this is it.
In my opinion. :)
Finding Normal (2013)
A Standard for All Christian Films
What a wonderful movie! The story is well written and well acted. So often, Christian films seem to be written over the course of one weekend, the dialog is unbelievable, and the acting is usually sub-par at best. Finding Normal is not only well written but the acting is wonderfully realistic and the dialog is not only believable but entertaining. Of course, if you're looking for the Hollywood standard in movies that discards any moral message, replaces action, sex, and special effects for thoughtful writing then you most likely will not enjoy this movie. On the other hand, if you're like our family and don't mind a movie lacking some of the "refinements" of secular films and are wanting entertainment that is wholesome and purveys a moral message then our family highly recommends this film! You will be pleased with the over all quality of Finding Normal.
Oldboy (2013)
Awful, awful, and awful.
Wow... rarely does a movie come out that is so terrible that it deserves to be filed in the awful category. Oldboy nails it! I never saw the original but if it's anything like the deplorable and disgusting plot of this one then I'm glad I haven't seen it. What ever happened to having at least a little integrity and moral standard in our entertainment? This movies "twist" in the end is so reprehensible, disgusting, and absolutely unnecessary! Up until the twist, I would've giving this film a 4-5 for its silliness - how can one become a martial arts master by watching cheesy Kung fu movies for twenty years? My recommendation... Not even worth the $1.30 at the Redbox. Certainly not worth your time.
Hours (2013)
Walker did what he could with a bad script.
What a poor last showing for someone who appears to be such a nice guy. I don't understand how this film is getting such good reviews other than sympathy for a recently departed actor. The dialog was amateurish and the plot was unbelievably ridiculous! Walker did a good job acting and overall the movie is watchable unless you are one to have a hard time watching a story line that is utterly impossible and unbelievable - c'mon... 1 min and 45 seconds to run up to the roof (pausing along the way), attempt to flag down a chopper, yell at the neighbors, and then return?!?! If you are one who needs at least a SHRED of believability to enjoy a film then pass on this one. If you can depart from all credibility then you'll enjoy it.