Salvation Street

I have never seen such a ridiculous sanitized version of a "rough neighborhood" in my life. Absolutely comical. What a joke. I'm white and even I'm offended. Insulting to all. I don't know how this movie got made. Do not waste your time. I want to know who the target audience was. Who exactly is this movie supposed to appeal to? It says at the beginning that it's based on true events. I would say very loosely based on true events and that's being generous. Nothing about this movie rings true. Not on any level. It's tone deaf and condescending. Why and how do movies like this get made? It's baffling.

Movies like this are the reason faith-based movies have such a bad reputation among non-Christian viewers. As other reviewers have noted, racial stereotypes abound--something that may fly over the heads of churchgoers from the heartland, but is definitely noticed by others outside this demographic. There are the usual complaints that come with many low budget "church" movies--bad acting, lousy dialogue, characters with unclear or unrealistic motivations, padding with unnecessary montages of outdoor footage, et al. The elder daughter's arc going from angry and disinterested to caring and compassionate is good, albeit expected. The actors playing the grandmother and the gang leader cousin come out the best, lending weight to some otherwise light proceedings. Without a doubt, the filmmakers wanted to make an inspiring movie about the change that comes when one dedicates their life to Christ. While there's nothing wrong with this goal, the ability to communicate this in a compelling way is hamstrung by a glaring lack of skill or ability, coupled with a case of tunnel vision in regards to how certain characterizations will be perceived. There are a few shining kernels among this effort, but the viewer has to work pretty hard to find them. Most won't go to the trouble.

How can people say this is racist offending black people when movies like boyz n tha hood, menace ll society etc are out showing black people the same as this!! I think its a good light hearted movie

The whole meaning behind this movie is HOPE. AND WITH GOD ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

Terrible. That is the only word I have for this f-ing mess. I found it stupid and offensive. The white people are all good and the minorities in this film are thief's.

Whoever wrote this should of thought this out better. The idea of this film was "Interesting". A white family moving into a poor urban area to set up a church as place of not only to worship but to be a place of gathering and place that gives people in the neighbor a place to feel safe and welcomed.

The child's parts are so badly written that you feel sorry for the actress playing the part.

If you don't believe me just watch. It is bad well excuse me it is "TERRIBLE"