Watched another great movie last night. I had seen the advertisements for this movie and was excited to get it as soon as it came out on DVD. I had expected a good, but “B” quality movie, very much like “Fireproof”, “Flywheel” and “Facing the Giants” by Sherwood Baptist Church. But “The Grace Card” is made by a different church team, and is more comparable to “Faith like potatoes” and “Soul Surfer” in quality and performance. Calvary Baptist Church already went into this project with 15 years of experience from televised stage productions, already having a trained movie crew, artists, make-up and costume designers, actors and directors. It shows in the end product.
The Grace Card has many similarities to Fireproof, as it tackles relevant family issues and reveals the true heart of man. Faith is being tested, families driven to the breaking point, compassion reaching out to save the fellow-man, while truth and love prevails at the end. There were parts where I though things got somewhat cheesy, times where my mouth dropped as the conversations got really blunt and piercing, and times where I wanted to jump up and shout “Yeah!” Love the family counselor part 🙂 Then there are the tear-jerking parts, gripping and moving, but not more than my tender heart could handle. Two thumbs up for “The Grace Card” and now I can’t wait for the next one to debut on Friday: “Courageous”!!!
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