When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I don't get it. Anyone who might look at my other reviews will see I'm someone who struggles with the questions in life. I'd like to have faith but being honest I can't say I do. I look to Christianity and sadly I find far too many Christian films are just terrible.I saw the preview for this and it made me curios, if nothing else the actors were well known, the production values looked good, so I gave it a shot and I very much enjoyed it. I can't say it convinced me there is a Jesus and Heaven but it made me feel a great deal of hope that there is.I know of course any Christian film is going to get the default barrage of "1" votes from Christian haters, but other Christian films manage to get into the "7" range at least, so I can only assume it's Christians as well attacking this film - WHY?As someone who's not "part of the choir" I can tell you these are the types of films you need to be making, it's not overbearing, it doesn't make all Christians perfect and all non-Christians nasty monsters, it also doesn't compromise any Christian values to appeal to the times, it just puts the story out there and leaves it up to the viewer to decide.Aside from all that it's just a good movie for anyone, good performances, writing, effects, music, I highly recommend.

I read the book. The movie would have been needlessly over detailed with the physical suffering the boy went through. I know people who have read the book, they have since passed away. I am convinced this is a major mind changer to people who live with who knows what for their ideas. The book does outline salvation. It does it with love and very non condemning. It offers hope to those like me who have a number of people who have gone before me. Its only ignorance that offers no hope to the suffering and dying. This is a great book, and movie. I hope people's hearts are changed when they see it. It gave me joy and courage.

Despite some reviews saying 'it isn't a preachy movie at all' it is really. While I do like a high sense of morality and a great deal of kindness this movie bears all the marks of religion (as a whole lot of religious ideology is being shoved down the viewers throat throughout the movie). All the (god fearing) people depicted in this movie are extremely kind and goodhearted as well, flawless really. Still I gave this a 3 out of 10 as the acting wasn't all that bad.

Why are people so obsessed with getting into heaven? Is life so boring that they feel the need to die sooner than later? And why should people need assurances of getting into a better place rather than creating a better place here on Earth and living a better life?It baffles me that people or so obsessed with concept of heaven, that they have to promote grand delusions of such a place, rather than remind people of what Jesus would do. He certainly would not sell the illusion this film represents.Can we please have fewer films like this and more like Selma or Luther? At least they promote the Christian faith in a way that promotes change.