Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent

The plot dragged on and on. The dialogue seems to be designed to insult the Southern drawl in addition to being shallow. Uncle Joey and wife in Los Angeles sounded like New Jersey transplants. The characters were stereotypes. There was some sexual tension between the half-naked blonde and any of the men, and her attire and behavior should have earned a PG-13 rating. Halfway through the movie and there was only one episode of Pastor Randy doing any ministering.

Not realistic of any town or church I've seen and I am from the hills of WV. Too much sitcom type comedy. I was disappointed, and hoped it would get better as the movie went on, but even the ending seemed like kids had written the script.

A pastor from California that sounds like he is from New York, and a small town in Arizona with fake southern accents, a half dressed woman throwing herself at every man she sees? Really? As a true southerner and a Christian, I am offended by this entire production. I can appreciate the attempt to bring this distant family back together, but other than the fact that the main character is a preacher going to a new church, a true message falls short. The actors had potential. The story line had potential. The editing and camera work we're good quality, but overall, unfortunately, the potential message was not genuinely portrayed.

5.4 stars.

Producers paid for this film, but it's not what they thought they had paid for. I know the executive producer thought, "what is this garbage?" At first it had some promise, there is an angel and the in-laws and they all seemed likable.

Everyone is way too good looking for real life. I've seen the two lead actors in various shows back in the early days, those young adult type shows like Melrose Place, or Dallas, stuff like that. I think maybe she was in "Starship Troopers". Anyway, she has aged quite well I must say. I have nothing to say about this film, however. It's awkward and not clever at all. The music is made up of a constant silly background melody, but it doesn't bring any emotion or feeling, so basically there is no musical impact. So the final product is half decent acting with zero plot, zero impact, zero intelligent dialogue. Don't ruin a good message. If you are trying to reach people for God, don't crank out such miserable content. Do better. If you are going to make it silly, at least cast Dean Cain.

What is wrong with a sweet family movie that is not a Hollywood production? If it espouses family values, doesn't have any cuss words, can provide an opportunity for a family to talk about change and faith, I think it's worth a shot. Haters, step aside. Geek out moment: It also has two actors from Stormship Troopers I never thought would do a family movie.