One Man's Treasure

It is good that we are allowed to express personal opinions, never have I seem one so biased against a new movie than the first published here in IMDb.

One Man's Treasure is a real enjoyable movie and the young actors/actresses do a superb job (okay I can fault the false English accent used by one of the cast, but that is a typical American perception and so wrong) I have purchased every one of the Producer JOHN LYDE'S movies, he started with real short movies first and they have all been so well produced and they have introduced many good young actors, most of them not being full time professional.

If you purchase the DVD which I recommend, there is a making of feature and John Lyde is totally honest of how limited the budget is on a production like this, but you would never know unless you are going to be over critical. By the way I am not a member of the LDS Church.

Well done John.

It's quirky and sometimes hokey but also a fun ride. It also included a fair examination of the inner struggle in sacrificing self to help and serve others, finding one's spiritual connections as well as human connections in the process. Latter-day Saint cliche's, but that should not hinder enjoyment of the movie. And yes, parody of National Treasure with a faith-based theme. There are definitely some amateur actors, but the actors portraying the main characters do well. This is definitely clean and safe for kids, no inappropriate language. Don't take it too seriously, it's not meant to be a serious drama. We laughed and loved it.

(2009) One Man's Treasure ADVENTURE

The Mormon Christian equivalent to "National Treasure", the "DaVinci's Code" or the CBS show the "Amazing Race" in which one of the so-called elder Christians inadvertently discovers a piece of a clue, and are then paired into three different groups to compete to what lurks to the end. Like a made for TV movie of the week.

The director of the film, by the name of John Lyde, is also credited for four other positions as well according to imdb, he is also credited for 'the story', 'co-producer', 'cinematography' and for 'film editor'. It's quite a lot for a small movie.

Mormon cinema attempts to create it's own version of National Treasure (a team of people following clues to find hidden treasure) in this movie.

Okay, the acting is not the best and the story is not the greatest. It was, however, better than some of the really bad Mormon cinema (Out of Step, The Home Teachers, Church Ball) and not as good as others (The Singles Ward, The Errand of Angels, The Best Two Years).

The craft needs time to grow and develop and movies like this are going to come out in the process. It can make for an enjoyable Family Home Evening, but will never win any Oscars.

Understandably, you are going to hate this film if you are not LDS.

Neat movie, a lot of good lessons, and a lot of good interaction among the characters. Several of the actor were pretty good. The SJ / NP conflict between the two main characters was spot-on!. That's the kind of realisticOn top of everything else, the scenery in Bristol is gorgeous.