It isn't what I expected. I thought it was an Indie but it's actually a Christian film. I'm watching it now and am halfway thru it. The flaw is the main character has some issues. Eating unhealthy, drinking, but she keeps saying she's 20 lbs overweight. They try to strategically not show her whole body with the camera angles but slip a couple shots in. She's not overweight at all. Not 20 lbs even. She's skinny. The actress is good at conveying this type of lifestyle of this kind of person who has the issues she has really well though.
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Truly inspirational pen pal
bkoganbing3 February 2019
Ashley Kate Adams gives a really inspirational performance as a breast cancer
survivor who goes through a whole lot before she finds that life can be beautiful
even without those two status symbols for women who some very shallow folks
put a great store in.
In the days before the personal computer and the internet people actually wrote letters to each other. But certainly the internet has made it possible to discover a sympathetic soul out there ready and willing to empathize and unburden oneself to.
Adams's character is from Seattle and in a small town in Indiana she discovers a real soulmate. She's engaged to Ryan King who turns out to be one shallow character indeed.
When she gives in to her curiosity and flies to Indiana it's quite a shock but also quite ennobling in its own way.
Recommend this low budget film quite highly.
In the days before the personal computer and the internet people actually wrote letters to each other. But certainly the internet has made it possible to discover a sympathetic soul out there ready and willing to empathize and unburden oneself to.
Adams's character is from Seattle and in a small town in Indiana she discovers a real soulmate. She's engaged to Ryan King who turns out to be one shallow character indeed.
When she gives in to her curiosity and flies to Indiana it's quite a shock but also quite ennobling in its own way.
Recommend this low budget film quite highly.
This is how excellent film making should be
BengoAbroad9 May 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Breast cancer, quadriplegia, awful mothers, betraying boyfriends, hardly an ideal list of themes for an endearing romantic film is it? Yet if ever there was a film to put the lie to the sorry reputation Christian film-making has (rightly or wrongly) earned, this is it. A moving and thought-provoking film for those of any faith or no faith to be touched by. The scripting is awesome, the acting is under-played yet deep and convincing, there isn't too much music - what there is, is well-chosen and well timed. And don't try to guess the conclusion, you'll be wrong! Several times I was trying to think the plot ahead, and it surprised me each time with something better! The Kelly's Filmwork team deserve all the recognition they can get for such a brilliant production (the 'Stranger' series is great too). May this film grow and grow, deservedly so. Several times I wanted to leap through the screen to be part of the action.
Not what I expected at all ....
tania-032662 May 2019
I'm not sure what I expected from this film when I read the synopsis but what I got wasn't it. It's a lovely, quirky film about despair that turns into hope. Yes, it's a Christian film but it's not in your face. I loved it. It's a long film, that plods along and usually I'd hate that but it really worked well with this film. It's different and I loved that. Great film.
Not what I expected
piperofthemillenium18 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
*Mild spoilers* - nothing you don't find out in the first five minutes. As a fan of Jefferson Moore's movies, I was surprised and delighted that he decided to tangle with the important issue of breast cancer in women.
This movie pulled no punches with just how badly the main character, Becca, sank after she made the devastating discovery that she needed a double mastectomy. She quickly lost everything she held dear and sank into a lonely life of misery, living alone, eating and drinking too much and never seeing the light of day.
Then one day she made a connection that changed everything. Unlike many stories of recovery and redemption, Becca's journey was not an overnight event. It took time and patience from many, including herself.
The subject matter is handled thoughtfully and we are never smacked over the head by the director's message. The characters are real people and these issues are reflected in the lives of many who have been touched by this horrid disease. Indeed, the credits list how many involved in the film have been effected.
Well done to all the cast of this film. I highly recommend it. Just make sure you have a full box of tissues available. You're going to need them.
1 Mess
GlenjaminX9 May 2018
I don't think there is anything I deplore more than a hidden Christian themed movie. I would have never started watching had I known this at the start. This fact, coupled with poorly written and unrealistic scenes, stilted dialogue, terribly weak acting and a glacier like plot movement had me continually on the verge of pulling the plug, which I finally did around the hour mark.
This best actors in this trainwreck was a tie between the clerk at the bookstore (who actually showed some emotion) and the dog. I love movies, but it's this kind of garbage that makes me realize the rarity of great film making.
This best actors in this trainwreck was a tie between the clerk at the bookstore (who actually showed some emotion) and the dog. I love movies, but it's this kind of garbage that makes me realize the rarity of great film making.
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