A Second Chance

I had the great pleasure of attending a church screening of A Second Chance. My dates were my mom and my soon to be 12 year old nephew. The plot was simple enough. Three bad girls tangle with the law before putting their past behind them. More unique is the victum and their judge. It could have been a story of juvenile detention, but what we have is a seemingly leniant sentence. I thought the judge was off his rocker. :) What we see are bad girls who lack all compassion, respect or even human decency. They were more bully and thug like than simply misguided youth. Call it faith in God or intuition, the judge trusted them to more or less find their redemption. With a little steering from above, they do just that. From the opening fire sequence, we were all pulled into the film. My nephew was glued to the screen. I found myself thanking him for being a good kid. As their stories unfold, you find their families are misguided. And I started to think that I may have been too harsh in my judgement of them. From there, I will leave the heart breaking journey and emotional roller coaster to you. And it is truly both.