Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
AnhartLinkin
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Isbel
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
melissalgee
When I first started watching this movie, I was very hopeful. I'm a Christian and very spiritual. After the halfway point, it became kinda goofy & hooky to me. It could have been handled so brilliantly, but I think it feel woefully short. Then, when it turned out that he was hit by a truck, I really rolled my eyes. I didn't even realize that the grown boy wasn't the abusive father at the beginning until toward the end.
benwalker118
Firstly, if you believe in God or any kind of greater power, then this film is incredible and gives a you clear understanding of God.If you don't have any sort of belief then you may struggle to truly understand this and it will seem peculiar and weird.But regardless, go at with the mind-set of wanting to understand who God is, whether you believe in Him or not. It can help non-Christians understand what a Christian believes and it helps Christians understand how God works.He is love, pure love, and through this film, you can understand how even in the darkest times, His love is still there.Please don't be cynical. I feel like this film is a love or hate. But the majority of people who didn't rate it highly don't seem to believe in God and so they don't understand it. Go in to it with an open mind willing to learn.
grantss
Mack Phillips is happily married with three children. When a family tragedy shatters their carefree existence, Mack becomes bitter and depressed and the family starts to drift apart. Out of the blue he receives an invitation to return to where the tragedy took place, a deserted cabin known simply as The Shack. Thing is - the invitation is from God...Well-intended but clumsy and long-winded. The aim was to portray the Christian message in a relatable way, especially how it pertains to tragedy and grief. However, it takes forever to get there, and does so in a folksy, licence-taking, sermonising sort of way.Part of the problem is that the producers hedged their bets in terms of who their target audience was, trying to make it for Christian and non-Christian audiences alike and thus diluting the effect on both parties. Christians will probably find the movie overly simplistic and dumbed-down, and even inaccurate in some respects. Non-Christians, and movie-goers in general, will be put off by the overly long set-up before the important stuff, and then then how that is also drawn out. In addition, the message delivery is not too subtle, so the feeling that you're being lectured to may be off-putting to some too.It's not all bad though. There are some good messages along the way and the end ties things together reasonably well. That would require watchers to make it to the end though...
EdWoodJr-1
A man embittered by an unbearable tragedy is taken by three spirits on a soul-transforming journey = "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Seriously, am I the only one who spotted this?
