Grace and Gravity

I have mixed feelings about this film. The concept is unique and for the most part the humor serves the story well. I like both actors but I was a little disappointed with Bruce Marchiano's performance. I think he's a solid actor but his performance in this film felt disingenuous and over-the-top at times.

As they say, 'the devil is in the details' and this holds true for this film. I had a hard time getting past the poor visual effects and sometimes, poor audio. Being that it's a low budget film I genuinely understand the constraints but when essentially the entire film is green screened and in too many shots it's obvious, it's hard to maintain that suspension of disbelief. I have to admit though as a filmmaker I probably have a much more critical eye than most.

I liked the fact that it wasn't a one-sided argument. It was true to life in that sense. The contrasting viewpoints between the American and British was refreshing. I think the extremely low ratings on this film are unfair. Give it a chance and see for yourself.

This is a low budget Christian film that punches well above it's weight. If you saw Sunset Limited with Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson and liked it, then you might like this. Grace and Gravity steers away from the horrible pitfalls of other Christian films, such as God's Not Dead, by giving the atheist character a real sense of intelligence and biblical knowledge, so that the conversation is never one-sided. It's not about a Christian character "saving" the poor little atheist. It's more a film about two very broken people helping to fix each other through the building up of a relationship. Yes, this does mean lots of talk about biblical matters, but it's done in a very natural and grounded way through good old fashioned character development and not by beating you over the head with it's theology. If you hate religion or Christianity, then this probably ain't for you. But I don't see the point in coming to a film with the express purpose of being able to write it off. If, however, you are someone who is able to approach things with a more open mind, then you might just find much here to enjoy.

Bruce Marciano who has played Jesus in several Christian movies is in a modern day film shot in the United Kingdom in Grace And Gravity. He's a writer/photographer on assignment in the UK and a Christian. He finds another Christian Richard Brimblecombe about to jump off a country bridge. He's a preacher with a radio call-in show, but he's missing that to commit suicide.

Brimblecombe's life is talked about and we see why he's lost his faith in flashbacks.

Nothing special here. As for the climax. Someone was watching It's A Wonderful Life at how Clarence saved George Bailey.

The movies tells a Christian story, Atheists need not watch! This story it is not made for those who Despise people with Spiritual Belief systems. Yes, Atheists would be wasting their time and would only watch this film for the pleasure of calling it propaganda and anti-atheism of which there is no such thing. After all, you can't be 'anti-Nothing'. This is a christian enriched film is for those who believe they have a soul.

The movie is written for the Christian audience, and as a believer, I found it raised some thought-provoking points I've never heard raised before about why it is we want to share our faith. It had fun, light humor and was enjoyable to watch.