" Indivisible
is the extraordinary true story of Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his
wife Heather, whose lives are fully devoted to serving God, family, and
country. But when war etches deep battle scars - both overseas and on
the home front - the Turners' rock-solid marriage is shaken to its core.
Carrying burdens the other can't comprehend, they must decide if
they're willing to face one more battle: the fight to save their
marriage. From the director of The Grace Card and the studio that brought you Fireproof and War Room comes INDIVISIBLE, the story of one marriage - one family - under God." Come on into Baker and grab a copy today.
Kevin Sorbo gives a tour-de-force performance as Dr. Sol (Solomon)
Harkens, a popular author and debater against the possibility of the
reality of God and Christ. In fact, his latest best-seller is titled, Aborting God: The Reasoned Choice.
There is a reason for his nasty dislike of the Almighty; his son Davy
died of cancer and Sol says if there is a God, he wouldn’t be interested
in speaking to Him. Interestingly enough Sol’s ex-wife, Katy (Sam
Sorbo), continues to tell him she will pray for him.
Shortly after touting “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” during his
public debate, he is drinking and driving when he loses control of his
car and crashes. He is clinically dead for four minutes, and what
happens is amazing—he sees his son Davy, who embraces him and tells him,
“Let there be light.” He feels a love and warmth that he has never
experienced before. When he wakes up in the hospital, he is confronted
with a decision that demands to be made–does he ignore what happened, or
does he seek out the truth and the meaning behind Davy’s statement,
“Let there be light.”
This is a remarkable film, showing clearly how the power of God’s
love can shed light into a person’s heart, despite the darkness. The
performances are strong, including that of Daniel Roebuck who plays
Sol’s agent, Norm, and calls everyone “Darling!” There will be more
difficulties for Sol to wade through once he makes a firm decision as to
where he stands on the faith issue, but the story is brought to a
powerful conclusion and is well directed. This is a quality movie and
well worth seeing. If we were handing out Doves or stars, this one would
get the most it could, five! Sorbo’s film shines! This movie has earned
our Dove-Approved Seal for Ages 12+. See it as soon as you can and
encourage others to do the same. Once I started watching, I couldn’t
stop! Check out the full review at- www.dove.org
“We are all homeless – just workin’ our way home.” These words are aptly spoken by Denver Moore, who enters the film The Same Kind of Different as Me
as a very disturbed homeless man, played poignantly by Djimon Hounsou
in the true story of Ron and Deborah Hall’s (Greg Kinnear, Renee
Zellweger) journey to personal healing and struggle with physical
illness and their effect on the homeless they encounter. The
award-deserving performance by Hounsou carries the film; I sat
transfixed by almost every word that emanates from this man. His
deliberate and powerful voice anchors much of this narrative in the
truth it wishes to convey—that of the homeless experience and this black
man in particular, who struggled as a sharecropper, living much like a
slave, well into the 1950s. His escape from this lifestyle meant a
homeless existence, especially after a brush with the law, until he
encountered the Halls.
Deborah Hall’s love and charity toward Denver and all the homeless
people who come to the Fort Worth Union Gospel Mission is transforming.
Moore said; “I never met Miss Debbie—she met me.” Zellweger, indeed,
manages to convey a gentle and tender strength, even in the midst of her
character’s battle with cancer, by unrelentingly pursuing the most lost
and broken in society, as she is urged on by a prophetic dream and an
unwavering faith. She cleverly insists that her husband make amends for
wrongdoings by serving with her at the mission. He reluctantly agrees,
and his transformation ensues, where he is just as changed by those he
encounters as they are blessed by his service. The intimate bond he
builds with Denver carries them both past the borders of this film into
the world at large to raise millions of dollars for the homeless
together by telling their story of redemption and grace.
Though a gap exists in the transition from the baseball bat-wielding
Moore to the angelic, preaching Moore, God is greatly glorified
throughout, as Denver increasingly speaks profundities about lessons
learned and grander purposes, even in the midst of suffering, and Debbie
quietly blesses everyone in her life, humbly pointing to God’s grace
and love as the liberating and healing force. At times the tears in the
theater were enough to fill buckets when emotional moments, such as the
touching father/son encounter between Earl (played bitingly by Jon Voigt
as an ornery alcoholic) and Ron was perfectly modulated.
Though there are a few violent scenes where Denver wields a baseball
bat and smashes car windows, and emotional moments associated with
infidelity, cancer struggles, and alcohol abuse, this film is
overflowing with the message of redemption and hope, as we witness lives
transformed and a powerful path created that lead to the One who
changes hearts and minds.
We are proud to award this movie the Dove Seal for Ages 12+.
