marenuts

This movie was beautiful. It was full of memorable imagery, good acting, and touching subject matter. It would be very easy to write it off as being too sentimental, but that is the sentiments this type of a movie is trying to achieve. I was totally involved in the story's unfolding and presentation. There were a few cheesy shots, but such is to be expected in a religious propaganda film. The only complaint I can conjure is there wasn't a ton of details. However, this movie wasn't created to explain every element of Joseph Smith's life, ministry, triumphs, controversies, failures etc.; it was designed for a quick glimpse at a few highlights of one of the most amazing American and historical religious figures of all time.

This movie isn't that great kids, not even if you love sappy romantic movies. Why? Because it isn't romantic, just sappy. The entire plot was, to me, incredibly frustrating, because it all revolves around two people too selfish to admit they love each other, yet both have the time and patience to write letters to one another for their entire lives. The acting struggles, although it's not horrible when one thinks of the plot they have to work with. Anyway, their lives where unbelievable, not as in amazing, but as in "no way! that's lame," and not as in I have no imagination or cannot handle fiction, but as in, this movie's trying to be real, and this really is silly. Anyway, the simplicity of the shots and the fact that it feels like we're watching a play is about the only thing that saves this movie from being totally lame. However, there was potential in a story/movie/play like this and it disappoints me that the potential was left alone. Anyway, this is just my meager opinion and frankly, why would anybody care what I think?