Dennis Quaid is a stellar actor and I've been a Cloris Leachman fan from way back.
The lead actor playing Bart has an immensely incredible voice.
But as good as this movie is, I'm disappointed that the story is exaggerated.
What was shown in this film wasn't that bad abuse wise (he should have had MY upbringing!) not that I'm saying ANY abuse is acceptable, because it's not, but it just all seems disingenuous. Bart comes off more of a whiner than anything else. His mother didn't even leave him, for Pete's sake! That's a pretty big lie to push in this movie when it didn't even happen.
He's pushy, brash, conceited and self centered.
His redemption is as important as his dad's and that's beautiful, but the film still had too much "Hollywood" in it.
I didn't find it religiously pushy. I see that some are complaining about that, but I honestly didn't see that or even get that feeling...at all.
Give it a watch. It's a good movie. Just remember...it's Hollywood.
The lead actor playing Bart has an immensely incredible voice.
But as good as this movie is, I'm disappointed that the story is exaggerated.
What was shown in this film wasn't that bad abuse wise (he should have had MY upbringing!) not that I'm saying ANY abuse is acceptable, because it's not, but it just all seems disingenuous. Bart comes off more of a whiner than anything else. His mother didn't even leave him, for Pete's sake! That's a pretty big lie to push in this movie when it didn't even happen.
He's pushy, brash, conceited and self centered.
His redemption is as important as his dad's and that's beautiful, but the film still had too much "Hollywood" in it.
I didn't find it religiously pushy. I see that some are complaining about that, but I honestly didn't see that or even get that feeling...at all.
Give it a watch. It's a good movie. Just remember...it's Hollywood.