Take a Chance

Wow, I should have taken jalapeño man's advice and not watched this movie. I only watched it because I went to High School with Corban Allred. The acting done by Corban and Kirby was fine, but the script stunk! It had its funny moments, but they were few and far between. This was made by LDS people, but it's not an LDS film like Singles Ward or the RM. The one thing this show has going for it, is that you don't have to worry about your children walking in during an "uncomfortable moment." It's nice to watch a clean movie, however some brain cell lossage might occur while watching this film. Don't bother, in fact, run the other way! Kirby and Corban are very good in Saints and Soldiers. Go see that instead.

I saw this movie for the first time at the LDS film festival in Utah and loved it so much that I bought the DVD. It had all the elements that I love to see in a romantic comedy without any of the gratuitous stuff that Hollywood likes to throw in. Great characters that you fall in love with (or that you love to despise, depending on the role), good writing that tied everything together, and Corbin Allred which just about says it all right there. Kirby Heybourne and Corbin Allred are a great team. Both are funny, but Kirby takes the lead with the comedy, and Corbin is, as always, all heart. The actress who plays the little sister is really cute, really talented, and I'm excited to see where her career goes. Way to go, John Lyde!

I honestly didn't expect too much from this movie but since I like romantic comedies, I decided to rent it. My husband and I really enjoyed the film. It was funny, wholesome, and quite romantic.

The basic story of this movie is that two guys leave Texas and head out to Idaho in search of a woman that one of them saw in a picture. When they arrive, they pretend they're exchanged students from Hungary and stay with the girl's parents. From there, both guys set out to conquer the women of their dreams.

You can tell that the movie was low budget, but it still did not take away from its sweetness and sentimental value. My husband even had a tear in his eyes at the conclusion of the movie (confession: my husband DOES like romantic comedies). In short, if you like romantic comedies without the sex and cussing, you will absolutely enjoy this film. 9/10!

With a truly awful ending.

The movie is funny enough, it certainly had me in stitches at several points, but then it tries to do the romance angle, and to be fair to it, didn't do all that bad a job until the last few sections when the previously excellent dialogue becomes corny and stilted. Som much so that even the actors (especially Lara Everly playing Natalie Harris) seem to have some trouble forcing the words out. Her last conversation with Elliot Buddles (the really rather good Corbin Allred) is a particularly shoddy examination of how much salad dressing you can add to some pretty hammy script.

Overall a good movie, nice waste of an hour and a half. If you're not in the mood for something too taxing for the synaptic nerves and just want to switch off, this is definitely recommended. May also make a good choice for you and your girlfriend(s).

I'm not a Mormon but did find the movie.entertaining. Usually Christian movies are cheesy because of the budget (which I'm sure the budget wasn't huge on this one) but the acting was good and the script was also good. I'm a non-denominational Christian, and it gave some insight to the Mormons. I'm not going to convert over but I will continue watching films like this, given that the plot and acting is decent. It is better than what's on television now days, which is nothing short of filthy language. It's just not like the old days.

This film is funny, especially the bowling part. No spoilers but it's worth watching at least once. Finding out that the two main characters are Mormons in real life is kind of funny, since they do a good job acting like they have never seen a church before. Like I said, pretty good acting. It's a show I would watch again.