Saturday's Warrior

The movie has a good message for any Christian out there. Good music as well. There are some issues with over acting and the dubbing over the music, but besides that it's a good movie

Some of the best musical talent the LDS church has to offer went into this remake of Saturday's Warrior about a Mormon kid who goes rock star for a bit and then returns to the home and hearth of his Mormon family.

I'm afraid however this will not be any kind of evangelizing tool for the church. That pre-birth prologue where you see the 7 kids before being born into the Flinders family is all quite rational with one brought up in that belief system. But it's unintelligible to a Gentile like myself. Ditto for one of the Flinders who has fallen in love with pre-birth version of her intended and no doubt the powers above say there's an intended for all of us.

The music is nice and the 70s fashions are a bit of nostalgia. But strictly for LDS audiences.

The storyline of this film was so much better than the original. I loved the depth and back story given to Jimmy, Pam and Todd. The music was fantastic, and was very enjoyable to listen to.

That being said, the movie suffered from serious technical errors that made it hard to watch until you were finally used to them (aka the last 30 minutes of the movie). To name a few, the dubbing was terrible, the entire film appeared as if it was shot hand-held, and the angles of the actors/actresses faces were not flattering in the least bit (tons of double chins). There was no headroom and the closeups of the actors were WAY TOO CLOSE UP, making the audience feel like they had to run to the back of the theater to get away.

There were certain dialogue scenes in which there were many sudden cuts that were confusing. Certain actors didn't read their lines well or act their parts well at all, making some scenes very uncomfortable.

As bad as some of the technical aspects were, the music was great and the message was greater. If the technical errors were fixed before this movie was released on DVD, I easily could see this film being bought by many LDS families all over the nation.

Even with the technical errors seen on the music dubbing and some minor overacting in places, this was a heartwarming, funny, emotional, entertaining movie with a great positive story line that makes you feel good at the end! The music was absolutely beautiful and done so well with such talented actors and actresses. Overall, it was very worth seeing, and I would definitely see again. In fact, next time will be with my family members. These are the kinds of movies that leave you feeling so good, and we need more of them these days. The original stage version from many years ago was good, but this screen version was an added enjoyment. I was very pleased.

I watched Saturdays Warrior for the first time last night. Kenny Holland was outstanding in his acting and singing performance. This film actually made me laugh, cry, and feel so many other emotions. The entire cast did a great job and I will definitely see this movie again. My wife and kids also loved this film and want to see it again as soon as possible. Thank you to the entire cast and crew for making my family movie night a wonderful experience that my kids will cherish and remember throughout their lives. I hope that more people get to experience and share how wonderful this production of Saturdays Warrior really is. I realize this is an LDS based film but even non LDS viewers will enjoy what this film has to offer. Please share this movie with anyone you care about so the story can be told and told the right way.