KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Tetrady not as good as all the hype

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

C P Discard all suspicions about this film, and WATCH IT!I am hardly impressed by a movie, but this movie deeply impressed me, something that hasn't happened to me since the days of Forrest Gump and the long death walks in The Green Mile...A movie about life and about death, about love and about hate, about peace and about sacrifice, about the Holy Truth, absolutely stunning and impeccable acting, extraordinary soundtrack, amazingly original script, I'm giving it my vote for the best film of the year!I recommend this movie with all the warmth in my hearth, especially if you are a Christian and believe in God and in His sacrifice for us all! 10 out of 10, I would give it more but I can't...

michael_mainds This is one of the worst films I have seen, good to see Landon Jr keeping the family name going. The accents are terrible, its obvious that no one had actually heard a Welsh voice before the making of the film, the actors must have went to the Dick Van Dyke acting school. The acting is wooden and the editing is so bad it make an already bad film worse.The amount of times that the line "My dear child" rears its ugly head is unbelievable. Did this film ever make it on to the cinemas or was put straight onto Fox day time coma channel. I don't see the point on wasting time and money on a film that should never have been made. If your bible belt US and don't appreciate quality films then this is for you.

j__greenberg Heavy handed, simplistic Christian message aside, this movie was more than just bad, it was awful. The script, like the book, was poorly conceived and written. The plot, contrived and incoherent. And the action, coy and distracted.The main story line centers on a little girl trying to absolve herself of the accidental death of her sister by way of the "sin eater." But this story line seems to end as soon as she finds the sin eater and it jumps to trying to "save" the sin eater. Throw in some murder, a love triangle and a stereotypical villain who, in trying to hide his family secrets, makes beating his "good" son into what seems like a hunting activity.The scenes were badly lit and poorly composed. The editing, with several instances of disjointed and ill placed and executed cuts, only seemed fitting for how third rate much of the footage appeared. Several shots were very grainy and out of focus. It was as if nobody actually looked at the film before releasing it.What scenes did end up looking fit enough to be released in theaters were ruined by bad dialog and even worse acting. While the actors were committed, their tendency was to over act and either no effort was made by the director to mitigate this tendency, or it was encouraged. The movie's action is suspended in a hyper-emotional state.It doesn't help that one of the main characters has a hood over his head the whole time, or that the little girl spends half of the movie "hiding" her "sin." This coyness is the only way that the movie keeps the audience sitting in their seats, however restlessly, and keeps the film moving along.This film was a poorly executed "Little House on the Prairie" movie bereft of the benefits of decent scripting, directing and, yes, acting. Even the few of the accomplished actors couldn't save this one. Not even Peter Wingfield, of whom I'm a fan.If you want to see it, wait for the DVD to be released. Or better yet, wait until it makes it to television, where it should have been relegated in the first place, as a made-for-TV movie.

ncontrucci The mountainous setting was beautiful; the setting appropriately looked like the Appalachia Mountains and was actually filmed in Utah! The story followed Francine Rivers' novel fairly closely. It was a plausible story of how resistant people are to God's truth and how questionable traditions replace His truth. A clear gospel message was presented through Cadi's quest for forgiveness by the Sin Eater. Although disturbing, the flashback of brutal treatment of Native Americans did depict a compassionate little boy forced to participate in brutal acts by his father. This helped portray the character of Brogan Kai, the extremely harsh antagonist, and the reason for his authoritarian "rule" of the community of people living in this cove for the past generation. Would a 12-year old girl have the courage to push against customs and adults knowing the brutality and possible death she would face? One statement was made near the end of the film, "Cadi Forbes, God's hasn't given you a heart of fear," which helped make her actions seem possible. The characters were developed to such a degree to get across the Story's themes of isolation, rejection, desperation, authoritarian control, unquestioned obedience, fear vs truth, forgiveness, and salvation.