The Worst Film Ever

Simply A Masterpiece

i must have seen a different film!!

As Good As It Gets

This Christian film is a cut above the usual stuff that comes out. It's a story well told about a young man after the death of an old friend in a spectacular suicide at the high school they go to. The kid was Randy Wayne's best friend in grade school, but as things do happen in middle school and high school we separate out into our distinct social sets. Young Robert Bailey, Jr. just didn't belong anywhere and it's folks like that who are potential to be school shooters or suicides.Wayne who had gradually distanced himself from Bailey is unnerved by what happened and starts asking some big questions about our place in the universe and the individual's role in that. Those questions lead him into a Christian youth group.I watch films like these and it always comes back that the kid's who are the biggest misfits are the gay ones and for them Fundamentalist Christianity has no answers other than change your evil ways and we'll love you. If they had made the suicide kid a gay one I might have really applauded this film, but they are bound by fundamentalist parameters so for the moment that isn't possible.There are some similarities between this and It's A Wonderful Life which also demonstrates the value that one individual can have working for good. Sad to say this well structured and well told story is bound by rules that sometimes make no sense.

The movie covered just about all the problems that are the highest potential cause of a teen suicide, those which are present in every country and culture. And the story kind of rightly put it at the right weight emphasis on each subject; like that peer pressure causes more stress than dysfunctional family or unplanned pregnancy, because peer pressure happens to all teens, no matter what demography they belong to. The subjects are weaved in quite nicely, utilizing the duration of the movie. Although I must say that the flow of the story feels kind of strange because we see Jake going in and out of problems in such a fast pace. The acting is definitely not the strong part of this movie. All the actors are merely doing enough to have the story delivered, yet there's less effort in conveying out the emotions that should be depicted.

If you ever have to define the meaning of "cheesy" refer to this movie. It isn't necessarily that bad, it is just overdone. It is a bit too much of everything. Too many problems, too much good behavior, too much sincerity, too much caring for one another, too much "hi it's so great to have you here", too many good intentions. to much working to a good future.For one thing, for a Christian movie it was not bad at all. In some Christian movies, Jesus is pushed down your throat every five minutes, and then again and again and again. This movies is how Christ can help you if you want to accept it. Very much like Fireproof and Flywheel.It is not Christianity that makes this movie over the top. It is the movie itself which is just overdone in every aspect. Don't expect a great movie. Do expect some interesting views into American high school life and how Christians try to conquer people's souls.

I recently watched this at a church. I couldn't believe it when people were standing up and clapping when the credits rolled.This is a movie with plot lines about high school age kids you've heard before, only with messages about religion and faith. It's one of those movies that tries to be real but misses and becomes stereotypical and sappy rather than interesting. Jake, the varsity jock has it all: a hot girlfriend, cool friends, team captain, but what a twist, there's something missing from his life! And the movie becomes centered around bringing people together through religion. The whole scenario of Jake's old friend going to school and killing himself while there was gimmicky, but it could have been redeemed with some real exploration about what really causes these feelings of isolation. What the plot focuses on is bring people together through faith, but the way it's carried out is not realistic and feels preachy: as if all these kids in this movie should come together under one faith and this particular faith is what people are missing from their lives. I did not believe these characters or their dialog, they don't act like real people, and these moral messages about faith and Christianity are too propaganda ridden and unconvincing. I think movies like this are meant to grab people who are agnostic as means of showing them how important faith is to life, but I don't this movie remotely does the job. In short, I do not recommend this to anyone.