God Bless the Broken Road

I'm super green when it comes to "reviews". But I know GOOD MOVIES when I see them. If you're feeling short on FAITH, or the GOODWILL of your fellow man... YOU MUST SEE THIS!

First the writer ignores the benefits available to widows of kia soldiers in order to make up the hackneyed cliche of poor widow about to lose her home to heartless banker. What did she do with the 100k death benefit and her monthly dic payment? Not supposed to think about these things. Problem with too many Christian movies, you have to leave your brsin at the door. The real story, the widow loses her faith and we watch as her daughter and friends try to get her to re-engage with her faith. Then we have to suffer through a competing Tom Cruze type coming of age NASCAR story. Please.

I loved some things about the movie and I also had some concerns.

Amber being the Lead character in the movie, one would expect that the establishing shot captures her or her abode; but that was not the case.

While I wished the news about Darren Hill was delivered in a different setting than the church, I also wouldn't be fair if I didn't mention the Close-up shot of the tambourine as it landed on the floor, sending waves of the impact of the message being delivered to Amber. Great shot I must say.

Wished an older lady was cast as Darren's mum as Patti could easily pass off as his wife rather than his mother.

The gun battle between Darren's platoon and the Taliban was quite chaotic and even the expression on Darren and Nelson's face as they lay on the ground didn't suit the scenario.

Had concerns about Amber's costumes too. Was expecting a different outfit other than her regular outfit on her date with Cody, but loved the beautiful dress she wore at the climax to the church.

Favorite Lines: "Sometimes God's plan for our lives may be different than we hoped."

Even though I wished there was more church scenes than was the case, it wasn't a terrible watch.

Sorry, but I found it completely simplistic and unrealistic. Characters were stereotypes.

While not "the best movie I've ever seen". It was a sweet story about faith & family. Bring your tissues!