Review by lilianaoana

I cannot with all the religious BS. Christian drama? Is that a genre?

Why did I ever watch this? Cause it's leaving Netflix and apart from the synopsis which I thought could be interesting, why not, I didn't bother to check anything else. Yes, this does not deserve a watch, it's a complete waste of time, why did these leads agree to act here? Are they desperate for a buck or what?

First off, there is some annoying and frequent voice-over in the most god-awful Southern accent. It gives you that unpleasant skin-crawling preachy feel. Only ultra-religious Americans could watch this and like it really.

Then the fact that the exploration of the title theme is not the main focus of the movie. That appears towards the very end. We spend at least half the movie watching this sorry man be miserable and depressed in bed and being awful to his wife and kids. That's the bulk of the movie. And sure Hayden Christensen contorts his face every which way but my god was it boring... Also seeing the pictures and footage of the real people at the end - it's criminal to have Kate Bosworth playing this woman. Only mindless faith or a lack of alternative would keep a gorgeous woman tied to such an awful man. Well, awfully full of himself. I mean look, that story of the pearly gates is as old as time. A lot of people say they've had that experience. The appetite for that troubles me. This man made a career of travelling the world to tell that story. People are so gullible...