InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Java_Joe This movie is bad. I know what they were going for and I know this is a faith based movie but they could at least have made it a good movie.Rik Swartzwelder plays Clay the titular Old Fashioned kind of guy who wants to focus more on the courtship of the relationship than just having a regular date. He's a carpenter and a handyman and owns a shop with an apartment up top. Into this apartment moves the lovely Elizabeth Roberts playing Amber. She's new in town, needs a place to stay and sparks fly between her and Clay.Sorry, did I say sparks fly? I meant things kind of fizzle between them. You see Clay refuses to be alone in a room with a woman who isn't his wife. According to him it's nothing personal. But this is something that somebody who literally can't control themselves would say, The man isn't even that charismatic. But movies like this require a male lead and since he's the writer and director, I guess that means he fits. Clay is, to put it frankly, creepy as hell. He's the kind of guy that looks like creepy music should be playing over him when he's on screen. But for some reason Amber finds him attractive and after doing everything in her power to spend time with him threatens to destroy her apartment unless he goes on a date with her. Well, what kind of guy can say no to that? So they have the most boring and uninteresting dates together. It's made even worse that they get a couple of books, from church of all places, that tell them whether to continue, be warned or stop completely. Yes, it's called "Red, Yellow, Green" and it's an actual book. Clay is emotionally abusive, thinks he's better than everybody and acts really passive aggressive. But Amber finds this charming. Considering that a former boyfriend once broke her arm for wearing the wrong nail polish I think I can see a self-destructive pattern here in choosing the wrong men. They have a third act breakup, they get back together and he proposes to her. He proposes in the baby food aisle of the supermarket like a maniac would. And we're supposed to believe that all this is charming. I realize I'm not the target audience for this but that shouldn't prevent anybody from enjoying a movie. And yet, here we are.

aserpentperplexed This movie is meant as a Christian faith-based counterpart to "Fifty Shades of Grey", which is fine in theory. You can tell this because it came out around the same time, and if you read some of the other user reviews many people saw it that way. The poster reads "Love is Patient. Love is Kind. Love is... OLD FASHIONED". Love is also NOT something that this movie understands very well though... Now look, the concept that one would not have sex until they are married is a pretty common one, and there is NOTHING WRONG with that. However, there is something VERY WRONG with how Clay, the film's protagonist, interprets this concept. See, Clay says early on in the movie, "I made a promise, to never be alone with any woman who's not my wife". This is taking the concept of no sex before marriage to an extreme! You can absolutely be alone with a woman AND NOT HAVE SEX WITH HER! You can have friends who are women, whom you don't sleep with. You can get to know a woman in a totally asexual way, you know, what is she like AS A PERSON? When Clay says something like this, it implies that he is unable to control his sexual urges, and fears that he will be unable to resist the temptation of sex if he is simply alone with another woman. Rather than learning how to control his own urges and resist temptation, he would rather HIDE from them and not have to deal with them. That's not Christian, that's irresponsible. You CAN'T hide from Satan and the evils of the world, you have to resist his temptation, like Jesus did in the desert. It also has a very... rape-y vibe to it? I'm sure that's not the movie's intent, but that's how it comes off in the modern age.Clay also has some ill-informed ideas about what a date is. At one point he says to his friend, "Most people know more about someone after a job interview for delivering pizzas than after most dates". This shows a complete misunderstanding about what a date is. He thinks all dates are one night stands where the only goal is to get into bed with someone and never speak to them again the next day. We know this because it's Brad's behaviour, whose lifestyle Clay disapproves of. In reality, NOT ALL DATES ARE ONE NIGHT STANDS! A date does not necessitate sex. Maybe you two just want to get to know each other, see how your personalities and beliefs match up, find out whether or not you'd make a good couple (for marriage or otherwise), and you know, just generally find out what they're like AS A PERSON!?!?On top of this, Clay's definition of "treating a girl right" is also damaging to a woman's self esteem, he is only better than Brad in that he only dates ONE woman! Whenever Amber tries to ask her own questions or get more answers out of Clay, Clay shuts her down. He is annoyed if she doesn't answer his questions RIGHT AWAY. So much for "Love is patient... Love is kind..." On their second date she turns the radio on and Brad starts spewing his sexist garbage, Clay and Amber both make fun of him. But when Amber tries to have a real discussion about it, Clay shuts her down by saying, "Hey you wanted to turn the radio on, not me! Let's get back to the book".  God forbid they have an ACTUAL DISCUSSION ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO HER!!! Even when Clay lets her choose what to do on their next date, she has him pick it out of a box, you know, so that he still feels like HE'S in charge... What's really funny is, this is one of the big complaints many people make about "Fifty Shades of Grey", Christian Grey dominates the will of the leading woman! Replace Grey's desire for S&M with a desire for making a mother out of her, and you have Clay (in a motivational sense).Let's take a look at what love is, according to the Bible that I assume Clay is familiar with: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth" 1 Corinthians 13:4-5. I've mentioned how Clay is often IMPATIENT and EASILY- ANGERED with Amber on their dates. This also makes it hard for him to REJOICE WITH THE TRUTH doesn't it? He often lectures to Amber and his friends on how their ways are wrong, which seems pretty PROUD to me. Clay only sees Amber as the future mother of his children and often shuts down her opinions, he's SELF-SEEKING. At one point he reads the church book and asks Amber "How many sexual partners have you had in the past ten years?", which sounds to me like he's trying to KEEP A RECORD OF HER WRONGS. There are many aspects of love which Clay clearly has no interest in keeping in mind.The "values" that this movie's protagonist espouse about relationships ARE NOT Christian VALUES. They are the values of someone who does not want to take responsibility for his own actions, who doesn't understand how relationships and dating works, who has little interest in understanding who is love interest is as a person, and who is more concerned with turning everyone around him into straw men for his confused philosophy about love. And since the ACTOR who plays the protagonist is also the WRITER AND DIRECTOR of the movie, I'm guessing these are his values, and he needs to seek help. Maybe from a psychologist, or maybe from an understanding Christian minister who isn't absolutely insane.

Amanda Holley This movie is about getting to know someone before a relationship and/or a marriage instead of jumping from bed to bed, and the emptiness that brings. It is about respect, building trust with another after previous broken relationships, change, and not repeating the past source of pain. It's about having a genuine relationship with another, and laying down a stronger foundation for that relationship to grow and not crumble. It is not about sex as it is about love, which is something we all really want, and are looking for. This movie is is based on meaning and not the meaningless. So if you are looking for meaning in your life, put God first, and seek, and ask, and all these things will be added to you. It is important to become the person God wants you to be not what someone else wants you to be. It is about being true to God, yourself, and others, and especially your mate. "Love is Gold" and Old Fashioned is a very great movie to let you see that.

irinanikole My friends invited me to go and see this movie on Valentine's day the year it came out. I was so glad to learn that there was another option for romance movie other than the shades of grey. I'm so thankful for that. That alone made me sure that the Old Fashioned will be great. Excellent movie in every way. Its authentic. Genuine. I was extremely pleased with skillfulness and the talent in the way the movie was produced. It kept me interested the whole time, not many movies are able to carry that out. The actors are just perfect. I recommend this movie to everyone. Especially to those who want to learn about romance God's way, those who've been deeply hurt by relationships and hope to have it right someday. There is a more excellent way in everything, especially in romance. If you have a judgmental spirit and you do not respect sexual purity, maybe the shades of grey is better for you. I'd recommend you to consider to possibly watch Old Fashioned with an open heart to see a different way of a relationship. I've learned so much from this movie, it's a treasure in my library. Marriage is the one most important decision that a person can ever make in his or her life and never should be taken lightly. So deeply thankful for this movie and the producer Rik for educating people in a beautiful creative way about the most important issue of life: waiting for the right mate and marriage. Many miss the point of marriage: it's becoming the person you want to be with. You can't go into marriage with weak morals, character and full of lust, it will destroy it. Old Fashioned teaches and shows us in a unique way how to build a solid foundation in a person's character after suffering in relationships and in case of carrying the guilt from the dark past. Old Fashioned is one the few most favorite movies for me. I hope it will bless you.