The Favorite

Not very often do you connect with a movie like this! This movie opened my eyes to how MY brother probably felt growing up. I was the 3 sport athlete that excelled and he was the younger brother who struggled to make the team. My folks showed up at most of my games yet my brother never knew if he was even going to start. I feel I need to reach out to my brother to apologize.

The movie was entertaining, well written and contained great action scenes. I knew the background of Luke Bernard, to realize that it was HE who was in the near death accident yet was able to not only write this screenplay, but co-produce it AND be the lead actor, obviously this was a miracle and God does have a purpose for him, and it might be more than just this movie!

Well done, and thank you!

I'm obviously in the minority here but I just found this faith-based film to be quite awkward and strained in its presentation, with quite a lot of stilted dialogue and acting.

We see in the closing credits that the movie is actually based on the miraculous recovery, from an auto accident, of Luke Benjamin Bernard, who stars in the film and also wrote the screenplay. However in the film itself, Matthew Fahey portrays Luke with Bernard in the role of his brother Ben.

There's also a concurrent theme here of a brother's deep resentment that his father was constantly favoring his sibling. I felt the movie handled this healing process in a heartfelt manner.

Overall, faith-based films are not usually my cup of tea, but as one can see other reviewers found more in this movie than I could.

I am not going to sit here and tell you the movie but I can tell you this it had me doing a whole lot of thinking of my past relationship with my father and brother. This is a must-see movie. I recommend that you go and see it

A good movie meant for teens and up. Some of the content can be emotionally intense for some viewers, as the plot involves some very emotional scenes with yelling, crying, and arguing. These scenes may not be suitable for sensitive viewers. The acting, while sometimes melodramatic, is overall heartfelt--in an effective way. You could sometimes feel the characters' emotions--or at least understand their emotions/reactions to certain situations. These emotions are deeply expressed through the emotional acting. Sure, some of the performances could use some changes for the better, but nevertheless, the acting is overall good. However, it could definitely use some changes in dialogue. The dialogue was pretty cheesy at times, with some cringe-worthy one-liners that didn't feel realistic. These lines could have been left out of the script; the dialogue could have felt more realistic as a result. Nonetheless, one great aspect of the film involves the cinematography. The cinematography brilliantly conveys characters' emotions, displaying a reaction or emotional feeling using effective methods. These methods could also help add to the emotional aspect of the film. Bottom line, The Favorite is a good movie that is worth a watch, while very emotional at times.

What I loved about this movie is that it had something for everyone in our family. There is romance, action, and a solid story line about relationships that everyone can relate to. I was deeply touched by the message and it got me doing some real soul searching. I was very impressed with the quality of acting and production. I would not recommend this for smaller children as there are some fighting scenes that are very realistic, but I found nothing offensive that made me uneasy about having teenagers there.