Heavenquest: A Pilgrim's Progress

I did find this to be a decent watch. Heavenquest is a fantasy/action flick that has some decent cinematography and action sequences. It is however annoyingly chiche with its portrayals of good and evil, coming across very corny. The acting does not help this matter either. It does look good and does have enough fantasy based action to move this along. Some of the reviews on here say this is a Christian movie. That explains the one dimensional and ultra cheesy narrative. Whether that's true or not, I do not know. I thought Heavenquest was alright for the genre, but I doubt will be anyone's favorite movie of all time.

A well-meaning effort to make our belief cool. I think this could have appealed to unbelievers just for the great acting, special effex, costumes, etc, but it was not the most well-thought out story line imo. I felt like the story & sometimes the dialogue didn't always come across the way it should have. It felt like it was missing elements, meandered a bit & didn't have a real purpose. For instance, I was bothered by the story line with his friend; I felt it was a bit abrupt the way they dropped him off the film in the middle of nowhere. I don't think I even saw him leave. I think they should have fleshed out the story of the evil king a bit more, it was a bit sketchy. If he's the villain, we should get to know what makes him tick & why he should be feared as a worthy opponent. Not just let him do a few tricks with magic. These are the things that can interrupt the flow of the movie imo. Otherwise, I thought it did a pretty decent job I give it barely a 7 for originality.

Great locations, costuming, and love the a very diverse cast. Pay attention Hollywood....

Yes, it has some issues, but it also has heart. Starts off a tad slow, but it's just a fun journey story that people of faith can relate to.

Music is really good too for a movie of this level. The girl who played Ezera was really amazing and the lead was really good as well.

First of all, abusing the title of John Bunyan's book " A Pilgrim's Progress" doesn't make your movie great, doesn't make it look like it is the same story, and it definately is not alike that story. Much in this movie is not Christian at all. Seems they prefer to please the world rather than bring a genuine Christian "fantasty" movie. A "fabled good king"? Meaning God? The acting, the special effects, the story, it is all bad as can be. And much in this movie is more from the evil side than from the good side. The only good work is the cinematography/camerawork. Some may see this as finally a "Christian fantasy" movie, but the last part is more present than the first one. Avoid it if you can.

I liked this movie but you have to know something about "Pilgrim's Progress" to fully appreciate the film. Yes, it's low-budget but if you are looking for a movie that your kids can watch that doesn't drop the f-bomb, this is an okay choice. The scenery is beautiful and costuming is pretty darn good for a low budget film. There were some direct references to Bunyan's tale which I liked. Some of the lines were not as strong as they could be, but some of the scenes were very powerful and worthy of some family conversations after the viewing. If you are expecting LOTR, don't. The stories aren't the same.