Blessed and Cursed

Dwight Hawkins being blessed and anointed with the gift of music, while curses fly around him, must try not to conform to the sufferings of the world. Very believable, nice music, great scenery, and great plot. Deitrick Haddon's film debut lived up to the hype that surrounded it, and exceeded it. If there was anything that I would change, it would be to include more of his mother. The story of her illness was very shallow, and a bit misunderstood. Being for entertainment of both the world and the Christian church, the move has been a prime example of how everything works together. Many people that I know outside of the church claim this to be their favorite move. Again, this movie came in strong, and did not slow down, from the blossoming of his choir direcrting ministry, and the rest of his story(I won't spoil) Dwight Hawkins was a remarkable character, and this films is AWESOME! All around a wonderful picture.

I like how the movie started. It seemed to show strong family ties and a great opportunity given to a blessed young man. After that there was no real flow to the story, there were conclusions without any plots. Things just happened. Question, Who waits for a church to be debt- free? That is stupid. The luxury lifestyle portrayed is sadly a reality. I could have done without the opening scene and the scene with the "Ladies" (no spoiler) since it is a Christian movie. I also thought that more socio-economic situations in the city of Detroit should have been highlighted. Realistic struggle and hardship and then possibilities. I didn't see any curses, only commonly made mistakes. The only good things were: 1. D. Haddon and his anointed singing. 2. The other singers. 3. Good acting by everyone.

The film was excellent and it was powerful. It brought an amazing enlightenment to what occurs when one loses themselves in the pain of natural life occurrences. It touched my heart personally when he exemplified the weight that comes with losing a loved one. I could totally relate to the way it feels when even the church seemed out of place in his life.

However, I loved the way Sheryl Lee Ralph stood her ground as a true woman of God and encouraged her husband to do the right thing. It was good to see the son and niece hold their ground as well. It was completely uplifting to see Dwight (Deitrick) forgive the pastor so freely in the end. Absolutely enjoyed the film and it truly ministered to my heart in so many ways.

I am kind of disappointed to see that Christian movies rarely stand out?!? What is the reason behind that? The only Christian movies I enjoyed so far are the ones relating the Bible stories. This movie was just a waste of time, it was just the occasion for Mr H. to make some noise about his songs and himself. Sorry ! The performance is very very poor, the intrigue irrational, I did not watch the movie until the end - it was too boring. I mean Haddon should stick to singing and that's it. Also I found so pitiful how nowadays churches are all about looking , appearance, luxury , anything but TRUTH... Very much sad! That's surely not what Jesus Christ wants. 2/10 just because of the songs which despite all that are nice..

This movie is hard to review.

Did it draw me closer to THEOS or inspire me to serve more in church? Sadly not.

It is too worldly, showing a church which is rather a club than a church. A church which is rather a business, with its elders being rich and condescending to people under their responsibility. Of course part of it was intentional, to show how the star made his way through those obstacles. But there is little to no holiness and the wording 'oh you are so annointed' is constantly being abused, by confusing it with the singing talent and charisma of a singer.

I like his performance, which is good for a singer who is not an actor by default. Only one scene was bad, when he first pretended to be shy and then suddenly made the biggest show and waved his arms. That change was too sudden and poorly instructed. The rest was good.

But the movie, although long in time, has no real substance, something you walk away and say, yes, that inspired me. I fear that it rather creates a mentality of performance in churches, and of making it more like a business. Worth watching, but not worth recommending it to someone who wants to grow in CHRISTOS and especially in holiness.