His Only Son

This movie made up elements and left out such important ones. God's covenant with Abraham, God's speaking with and providing for Hagar, the visitation by the Lord and prophecy of Issac's birth in the coming year (when Sarah laughed, giving Issac his name). I would have preferred the story to be told linearly so we could have agonized with Sarah over her infertility, rejoiced at Issac's birth then really felt the gut punch when God tells Abraham to sacrifice his only son. Also I would have liked to have seen more clearly portrayed Abraham's faith in God's promise that Issac would be the seed to generations and therefore God might even resurrect Issac if necessary. (Hebrews 11:17-19). The movie fell short of my expectations, but I'm glad it has spoken to so many. Hopefully the director will consider sticking more closely to scripture in his future endeavors.

I guess I went in to watching this movie with very high expectations from something from Angel Studios, especially after the successful endeavors with The Chosen and the newer movie Sound of Freedom. But soon into this movie you will find yourself doubting why you decided to watch it. I have actually turned it on and off several times as it cannot keep my attention. There are several factors that go into my decision, including poor acting, poor costumes, but most importantly all of the excessive artistic license that is taken in this movie. I know the story of Abram and Sarai very well. And I realize that this biblical story actually points to the coming of our Messiah in Jesus Christ, but Abraham did not realize that at the time and some of the things he says in the movie was never said or at least not given to us in scripture. I'm all for trying to make things more interesting and filling in the gaps, but when you add information as though it was scriptural to do that then I think you're making the wrong steps.

This movie was so wonderful to watch, and the acting very well done. I was worried it would be too slow, but it followed the scripture and added, similar to The Chosen, some possible encounters on the three day journey.

Loved the way Jesus was a parallel to Abraham's story.

God's only son was perfect. The old testament characters were not, but God used them and kept His promises. I hope more movies like this will be made.

Be sure to read Genesis and talk to friends about the references in the New Testament that lead back to the old. God is still the same today, and seeing this movie is worth your time.

The movie tries to jump around in the story artistically, but it's confusing even if you know the story. It added elements that don't make any sense nor added anything to the overall narrative. Isaac is probably a homeschool kid of one of the producers, because he's as white as my 2 buttcheeks and is a terrible actor. More unnecessary slow motion than any Zack Snyder movie. You can immediately tell who all the bad guys are because of the black eyeliner. The list of negatives go on and on.

Honestly, it's what you'd expect if you gave that one lady in your church a couple thousand dollars to throw a church play. Definitely trying to ride the coattails of the Chosen, and definitely falls flat.

It is often said that scripture interprets scripture, but most of us are working with incidental fragments from a rather large book. This writer takes one of the toughest messages and manages to assemble the supporting chapters and events without becoming bogged down, overwhelming the novice or boring the expert. I know the story of Abraham and Sarah quite well, and bought tickets with the idea that I would suffer through a low budget interpretation for a good cause, but it was a great show; I walked away feeling like I met the characters and gained new perspectives on the message. Nice segue into the Gospels, great message for young and old, light on the graphic stuff and excellent for conversation after the film.