PureFlix has made some excellent films; however, this time, they failed when making this one.
First of all, the screenwriting is terribly unrealistic. The characters are not given realistic reactions/emotions to certain situations, which makes them feel unrealistic. The characters are also provided with cliches that don't help with the script, but actually just make it worse.
The cliches are obvious before they even appear; they do not feel realistic to real life. The characters should be more realistically written, as should the plot.
The dialogue felt a little corny, as well, with awkward one-liners like "You fools!" filling the script pages.
Second of all, John Schneider is a little overrated. He didn't do as well in this film as he has done in other movies. Sometimes, the acting by the cast felt unrealistic or melodramatic. The actor who played the antagonistic character, in particular, did a TERRIBLE job at his performance and delivery of lines.
The point is, apart from the inspirational message that could be learned through this film, ultimately, this film sets a bad example of filmmaking.
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