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Plot |
John Luther (James Remar) is the head of an international Christian church group and he is completely against Senator Donald Harrison’s (Bruce Davison) plan of establishing an interfaith bill. Senator Harrison knows without John Luther’s support there is little chance of him getting his bill passed so he decides to discredit him and frame him for a crime that he did not do. As those that he has trusted turn against him, John Luther must pick himself up and find a way to persevere with the help of his father, Dr. Charles Luther (Fred Dalton Tompson). |
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Character Development |
This film is weak on character development. There wasn’t much time for setting up much of a past for anyone and people came off as weak and one dimensional most of the time. I was sorry to see Dean Stockwell and Fred Dalton Thompason in their roles with so little screen time. It would have been far more interesting to see their roles expanded. Even Gretchen Carlson could have benefited with some more time. |
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Acting |
No one was really tested except for James Remar. Everyone else seemed to be there just for a paycheck. Maybe the script had something to do with this, perhaps the director wasn’t doing his job, yet when the writer and director are one in the same it is fair to blame Daniel Lusko for not getting all the picture’s pieces to fall in together. |
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Overview |
I wasn’t expecting much so I wasn’t dismayed when the story had some really rough patches. I can forgive a script without a beginning if the writer can have a solid start and work in what was left out before they reach the end, but here we only have these glimpses with quick flashbacks. Does the writer/director Daniel Lusko honestly believe I am going to get teary eyed over a little girl I have never seen before just because she is the daughter of the protagonist? I wanted to like this movie because it is not a Hollywood picture with crazy left lending agendas, yet I cannot give this movie a pass when I have taken apart another film that cut the beginning and left out the end. That is right — there is no conclusion. I will be the first to admit that writing is a lot of hard work. I have often read from highly respected professional writers that there is no secret to writing other than spending long hours in front of a keyboard working so I know how difficult it is to produce a brilliant beginning to a story and end with a groundbreaking finish, but just because the task is monumental doesn’t mean it can be skipped like it didn’t manner. |
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