Acensbart
Excellent but underrated film
TaryBiggBall
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Taraparain
Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
bkoganbing
Upon watching this film which has Gavin MacLeod in the title role, Robert Guillame as a grumpy neighbor and absolutely no one else you would know, I
hit the internet to see if one Jonathan Sperry 1895-1970 actually existed. I
found lots of commentary but no article in something like Wikipedia or other
sources talking about a real person. I see the credits list nothing based on a
biography or autobiographhy. So what are the brothers Christiano handing us
here.The problem with a lot of Christian filmmaking is many times it exists in a vacuum. That's a problem not limited to religious themed movies either. In
this case it is set in 1970 when all kinds of history I well remember from the
time was going on. Not a single reference to anything happening in the real
world is made. The story is how a kindly old Christian man played by MacLeod sort of organizes an unofficial Sunday School in his living room for the neighborhood
and the impact he has on them. The coda has them all leading exemplery
Christian lives in 2008 when this film was released.Did the protagonist exist or his disciples? We are left to wonder. For the
evangelical they will not question it. It's not a bad bit of filmmaking. MacLeod and his young disciples give good
performances. But adding that coda on to make it real is intellectually dishonest and the Christiano brother know it.For the church audiences only.
Sean Richard McCarthy
This is a truly remarkable story! I highly recommend it to people who enjoy family movies. If you want to see a great Christian movie, see this! While I was watching the movie, I thought to myself, "Nice, but not real." SPOILER POINT --> It is not until the end of the movie you find out that it is a TRUE STORY! Look up 'Jonathan Sperry' as I did, & see more about him.
On A Starless Night
I loved it.A heart warming family movie. The journey of a man to a place we call heaven,the ultimate destiny of our soul.Dear friend the road to heaven is not at all easy,its full of pain and sacrifices but if you sail through on this journey with the hope and belief that God will pick you up when you fall,He will turn your pain into joy.He will be there to open the gates of heaven for you.The movie teaches us about all the good things each one of us can do.In the movie you see the words inscribed in the Bible in action.Forgiveness is the key to happiness.Mr Sperry you did the best you could,inspiring young souls,guiding them and teaching them the way to heaven on your way to heaven.Please give it a try it will not disappoint you.
radioflyer68
Here you're going to read a lot of unfair commentary on this film that is largely based on hatred of basic Christian values. That's come to be expected and that point is even made in the film. If you want to be entertained by a family friendly comedy about a kid who learns a valuable life lesson(in an unexpected way) without having to worry about the obligatory negatives of the average theatrical release then you won't be disappointed. I think you'll find as I did a great story and surprisingly professional grade acting among the young cast members and outstanding performances among the senior members. I was surprised by the quality of this film and I expect you will be too.
