The Widow's Might

This was a pretty good film overall. My kids saw it first and liked it so much, they insisted I watch it with them the next day. This is about a group of teens and their parents who try to help out a widow who is about to lose her home. They use a movie to do it, so it's essentially a movie about making a movie. It's part documentary (sort of), part movie, part musical. These aren't professional Hollywood actors, so don't expect that kind of quality - this is an independent film. The actors at times come across as stiff, but then they're mostly local folks who aren't intent on a Hollywood career. I'm not even sure these folks have stage acting experience. This isn't on the same level as the Sherwood films (Fireproof, Facing the Giants, etc.) but it does show that good movies can be made with creativity, determination, and perseverance.

Loved the film. It clearly doesn't have the professional acting standard of big budget films but has much else to make it worth watching.

What we were blown away by was the talent and creativity of these youngsters and how they've pulled in their family and friends for the acting, singing and presumably technical jobs. The visuals were great, and loved a lot of the creative format (although it did take a moment to realise and then get comfortable to the fact that there was going to be singing).

I think some other viewers have missed the point - these are some home-schooled kids who had an interest in film and have done an amazing job to produce such a film - can you do better? Obviously if they had a big budget they could have hired some professional actors, got better sets, tightened up the story-line and made it faster moving.

For a low budget film it is refreshing. I look forward to seeing what they come up with next.

Of course, almost every movie I've ever seen, could have been better in some respects. This was a low budget movie, but that doesn't mean bad. It does limit the caliber of actors, directors, writers, etc. But again, I've been disappointed by many big budget movies where the "stars" phoned in their performances. As for some people seemingly offended by the religious bent of the movie, I can't see that as an issue. Most movies have some sort of slant, prejudice, or statement that they are making, I can't see that as a reason to trash the film. I'm not a particularly religious person, but I am a big believer in our freedoms that are part of the American culture. I wouldn't go to see most religious themed movies, but many do, and they have their right to do so. I would not have classed this as a "comedy" though. It's basically a kids movie with some decent efforts at some musical numbers that seemed out of place. They're not polished actors. It's more like watching a highschool play. And I'd probably give most of those a 5 rating, too. It was a brief escape from the flashy movies that Hollywood keeps re-making in efforts to milk a story for all its worth. At least it was original.

'The Widow's Might' is a heartwarming film, which I highly recommend. HueMoore productions has combined multiple genera, and succeeded. Their film is a comical western musical telling a story of modern day politics, religion and film making, teaching solid values while respecting the family--an impressive task. Yet, John Moore and David Heustis present a beautiful piece in stunning high definition blue-ray that clearly communicates their message without obscuring the storyline in any way. Unfortunately, The Widow's Might's strengths are also it's weakness. Some would say that as both writer and actor, John Moore's religious and political views are indeed radical. Yet for anyone who still believes in the family, still hopes for the Church, and yes, still holds on the widow's Might (Jehovah), viewing 'The Widow's Might' is an experience like no other.

First let's be positive. The sets costumes and camera work were pretty good, particularly for a low budget film. All that aside, I was expecting a whole lot more from a film that won a San Antonio Christian film festival award. And it might be more accurate to put it in the genre of "musical" as opposed to "comedy". There seemed to be more singing than laughing. This movie is in no way in the same class as Fireproof or Facing the Giants or even Flywheel. Some Church families might find this movie to be quaint or cute but the secular movie audience will find it ridiculous. My family loves all the Sherwood movies. They got up and left before this movie was very far along. I stayed to the end hoping it would get better; it didn't. If you were just trying to make a fun home movie that you could be proud of, then fine, you succeeded. If you were trying to impact the culture, forget about it. Not trying to be harsh but I am sick of stupid Christian movies. Fireproof and others like it demonstrate that it is possible to make a Christian movie worth watching. The bar has been raised. C'mon guys you can do better than this.