This movie is one of the most stilted and awkward movies I have seen.
PROS
+ One quotation of Mat 9:27-29 which comes indeed from the Christian Bible.
+ The movie demonstrates some good values when it comes to family and community.
CONS
- Partly senseless dialogues and much gossip.
- Artificial and extremely rudimentary movie sets (mostly filmed in Utah on Mormon movie sets)
- Poor and incoherent script.
The pastor's mother is bedridden for at least months, then suddenly stands up when a chair comes as a present, with her not showing any sign of surprise that she is walking ...
The movie includes an unmarried pastor who is in love with the daughter of someone who owns all buildings and fires him as pastor (no information on which authority), before he finally allows his daughter to marry the pastor. The spontaneous wedding on Christmas evening is orchestrated by the beggar on the street. Less than 5 seconds later we see the mother of 5 giving birth to their daughter who is then presented to everyone at the town plaza during the same Christmas evening celebration ... This movie is a dulling of the mind.
- Although we thankfully do not find any Mormon doctrine, it is clear that this movie is a Mormon production. The director is a member of the Latter-Day-Saints and the endorsements include numerous references to Utah and Mormons.
