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Many movies today are meant to be entertaining. This movie is more than that. It shows how difficult it is to be a missionary, even back in the 50's. It shows a story of dedication, and love. Not only towards the people who he was serving, but to the one young lady who he was waiting for at home. Now, if that subject matter is not your cup of tea, then the chances of you liking this film are reduced. However, in a day and age where "PG" rated films are far and few between, this is a film where I said afterwards "you know, I really liked that movie."

Hollywood, take note... you don't need a lot of sex, violence, and foul language to make a movie that is appealing to adults.

I have to be honest, I was not looking forward to this movie. I never heard of it nor know anything about those in it, except for John Goodman. However, this selection was for my daughter and did not want to see a repeat of another cartoon-type movie. My wife and I found the movie to be good clean fun with some mild but acceptable violence and virtually no language. A good combo for a family film and for a child. My daughter said it was "good" and my wife and I thought it was cute. In this day and age, it can be hard to find good movies around. While this movie may not be a keeper in your own collection, it is worth renting. The behind-the-scenes on the DVD was good and the DVD also contained both letterboxed and Pan-and-scan versions.

The movie is good and well produced. However, it will be a disappointment to those who read the book first. There were a lot of things that were cut out of the movie that made more sense in the book. Dont get me wrong... see the movie or show the movie to your friends but then read the book.