Thy Neighbor

It's not your typical Christian flick. True to life, all of the characters are deeply flawed. There is a story within a story - my mind was trying to pick through the threads. It's a suspenseful slow reveal with the pay off not packaged in a tidy bow. If you like suspense it's a good watch. It's a nice thrill without gore. Most noteworthy, it's a Christian flick that preaches to itself and leaves you out of it.

This was an interesting storyline about a young pastor who evangelizes his neighbor who seems to be intent on hurting his family. This thriller will leave you questioning the next time you reach out to the lost in an effort to bring them to faith.

Yes, the writing could be better. But there was a few subtleties and decent lines, and the plot as a whole was good. So the writers, yes, could develop their skills more, but also did have talent. So many independent Christian films are filled with poor lines after poor line. Most casting? Could be better. But the neighbor....spot on. He was creepy, I believed his character. They could cast him in criminal minds. They set up the ending well, all the key components were laid out even if you don't realize it at first. It's not overly preachy, that's the point. It's not fully about preaching, or else the ending would be very different. The ending IS about redemption. The end IS about God's love. And IS about each and every verse about Thy Neighbor.

Since it is based on true story, the moral lesson is that church leaders should eagerly teach the people about taking care its own family.

The story and plot are quite workable as a thriller drama. Production value is low in this obviously low budget indie so I think it's become underrated because of that. If you just watch it and go with it, ignore the low production values, it keeps you hooked throughout, even a few twists. I enjoyed it.