The Solomon Bunch (2013 Video) User Reviews

Or.. you could just take your kids to Sunday school.

[rushknight · 7/10 · 16 February 2013]

***May contain lite spoilers***

If you are looking for a lighthearted family film that will teach your kids a thing or two about not judging others, then this movie will probably do it for you.

If you intend to be in the room watching this film with your children, this will probably be the longest hour of your day.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Christian movies, some of them I even like. But this one was just sort of.. unreal.

The story takes place in a perfect, happy little town. The town is so perfect that the kids apparently do anything and everything they want without any sort of parental involvement. I actually found myself questioning which country they were in, because this sort of thing just doesn't happen anymore in the ultra paranoid U.S.of.A. They also have a perfect school where the kids are always excited and happy to be doing their work.

And some of the children even spend a little of their recreational time wondering how they might go about bettering themselves...(cue Bible lecture).

But what really got me was that the kids in this film apparently find lessons from the Bible to be insightful and totally novel, like it wasn't something they've heard in church ten million times before. Somewhat uncharacteristic of modern kids, who can smell a moral lecture miles before it gets to them.

In addition to that quality of perfection that pervades the film, there is the usual cast of cookie-cutter characters: The big kid, the smart kid, the girl who has a crush on the main kid, the popular kid, the annoying little sister, the doofus cop, the wise father figure, and a few more.

The story itself is predictable and unoriginal, and the actions of the characters don't seem to be.. in character. These kids are obviously very clever, how then can they be so (forgive the harsh judgement) stupid? I felt that because of this, the film felt a little bit forced. It wasn't character driven, but was instead scene driven.

All in all, I give it a 7, it did have some nice moments and wasn't a bad film by any means, just sort of droll.

The story idea may have been great. The execution just didn't work.

[yourfriendinspirit · 4/10 · 27 November 2013]

Thought this would be a cute movie to share with my kids ages 10 and 12. Was really looking forward to the healthy moral and value features so many of today's films omit. Sadly the film was soooooo very slow that my children grew bored in the first 15 minutes. Comments I heard were "Kids don't really think this way at all" and "parents don't really speak this way" and "How come all these kids run around without any supervision ever" I admit, I too.. found many scenes very unrealistic and hard to swallow, lol. The film was cheesy with a CAPITAL "C" and had a cultish feel to it. As if, perhaps, some small town, narrow minded church filmed each scene using only non professional actors ( members of their own congregation ) themselves with messages or ideas they WISH were reality in today's world. It was completely unbelievable and the lines were very forced. In all honesty we turned it off and found an alternate film to watch that actually entertained us.

The story idea may have been great. The execution just didn't work. Perhaps this film was created for a very very young Sunday school/church camp audience? Definitely not for mainstream public viewing.

A movie for the whole family!

[fcantilang-357-572777 · 10/10 · 4 May 2012]

We watched this movie with other families and all the kids enjoyed it! I myself, had quite a laugh during the movie. The movie is Christian based and I encourage the whole family to watch it. All the cast had excellent acting and made even the blandest lines exciting. This movie expresses good morals and values. I recall the fainting scene which everyone around me thought was hilarious. Hopefully, the director will produce a sequel to this movie. If you are looking for a family friendly film, I would highly recommend this. The humor keeps the children interested in the movie. My son's Sunday School are already planning to show this film to the kids.