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Run Hide Fight (2020)
Excellent movie!
Honestly, the idea of watching a movie on this topic would never occur to me, but I had to see for myself of what quality the people of Daily Wire were capable. Oh wow, I LOVE a gritty, realistic action film with depth, and...people, THIS IS IT! And I can't stand being distracted by even one poor actor. EVERY actor in this was superb. I had heard of none of them except Treat Williams, of course, but the caliber of performances was out of this world. I'm not even much of a fan of Treat Williams, but I thought he was perfect in this role, as was each actor casted perfectly. I won't say more in order not to chance a spoiler. I'll just offer a warning that the violence in this is realistic. I would not watch with a child anywhere near. Even I, as a mid-life adult who loves realism, squinted my eyes when I thought a violent act may be coming and I was glad I did. Not gory violence, simply realistic. I DO recommend high school teens (or maybe even middle school if they are mature enough & have a parent present to discuss) watch it to improve their mindset on this topic. Also, I recommend watching the 15 minute video about the making of the movie. It made me appreciate even more how this movie differs from other movies on the topic (as I had never watched any that are out, so could not realize it myself) AND appreciate the artistic choices they made for the movie. Truly superb. I can't more highly recommend, unless this type of violence is too close to home and may contribute to traumatic stress....though, I think it's more likely to contribute to healing.
Midway to Heaven (2011)
Hmm...worst movie I've ever seen?
My husband & I watched this last night and were debating tonight whether it was the worst movie we have ever seen. And we even accept and love some of the worst Christian local-church-made movies. We've seen worse acting, but not too many times. We've seen worse story lines...wait a minute, this really didn't have a story line. Our belief is that someone lost a spouse, wrote about losing the spouse, and had enough money to then turn his book into a movie. Because no one with pride in his or her (movie-making) craft would pick this up to turn it into a movie. It may help widows and widowers get past some difficulties, but...it is not for general consumption on what you hope to be an entertaining or deep-thinking movie night. My husband wants me to add, "The scenery was pretty."