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Originally Posted by drummerboy_dave
We watched it twice. My wife and kids liked it. For me, it was just ok. It's not that I "didn't like it", I just think it was a little oversimple and unrealistic.
Others have stated their disdain for the way everything played to a perfect conclusion and with them I agree.
BTW, I did not discuss this with my family, only here.
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We just watched this movie with our kids (and my 74 year old mother) a couple of weeks ago. We all liked it, and although the acting wasn't the best, the overall message came through loud and clear. There were several very touching moments.
I think the way things are "sewn up neatly" in the end can be very realistic--I have seen God work very powerfully in lives close to me and in our own lives, and it's great to see
that reality illustrated for once, instead of all the negativity we are constantly inundated with. There's a couple in our church who waited 15 years for a child, and when things seemed completely hopeless, K. finally became pregnant, they had a little girl, and named her "Faith." Talk about happy endings! In reality!
There is a lot to be gained by allowing God to move and work in your life, and I think the lesson learned is that in spite of the struggles you face, things WILL work out eventually--in God's time and in accordance with His plan.
