FRIENDS FOR LIFE
HEADLINE: ** Learning Kindness **TITLE: FRIENDS FOR LIFE
Quality: * * Acceptability: +1
SUBTITLES: None
WARNING CODES:
Language: L
Violence: V
Sex: None
Nudity: None
RATING: N/A
RELEASE: TBD
TIME: 90 minutes
STARRING: Michael Flynn, Jimmy Chunga, Tayva Patch, David Nibley, Tim Shoemaker, Emily Moffatt, Connie Young, Austin Jeppson, Charles Halford, Jeff Olson, Lisa Thomas, Tony Knight, Robert J. Baker, William Rubio, Brenda Sue Cowley, Alexandra Nibley, Ann Bosler, Alex Nibley, Mailel Bailey, and Bruce Ackerman.
DIRECTOR: Michael Spence
PRODUCERS: Joseph Meier, McKay Daines and Michael Flynn
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: N/A
WRITER: Joseph Meier
BASED ON THE NOVEL/PLAY BY: N/A
DISTRIBUTOR: TBD
CONTENT: (B, FR, Acap, L, V, M) Light moral worldview with some references to God and an angel shows up to encourage the solution to the plot problem, but the theology is works oriented and there is an anti-capitalist theme; one exclamatory profanity; some violence when a wolf shows up that has been shot by a greedy developer and a grizzly bear starts to attack a man until friendly wolves drives them off; no sex; no nudity; no drinking; no smoking; and, a man learns that giving is more important than getting.
GENRE: Drama
INTENDED AUDIENCE: All ages
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SUMMARY: In FRIENDS FOR LIFE, Jim has to defeat an evil developer before he destroys a tiny town. Although FRIENDS FOR LIFE has positive messages about helping others and fighting greed, there is an anti-capitalist theme, the spiritual elements are watered down and there are many save yourself messages that ignore the free gift of God's salvation through Jesus Christ. Finally, only the last part of the movie has a bit of entertainment value.
IN BRIEF:
In FRIENDS FOR LIFE, Jim has just lost his wife Pam. An angel named Ralph shows up and encourages Jim to start thinking of others. So, when Jim discovers that Pam's friendly wolf Sierra has been shot and has puppies, he cares for the pups. A greedy developer named Beddows, shows up and the question arises, "How can Jim defeat the evil developer, before Beddows destroys the little people of this tiny hamlet?"
FRIENDS FOR LIFE has positive messages about helping others, having hope, sacrificial giving, and fighting corruption and greed. Within those messages is a slight anti-capitalist message. Even worse, the spiritual elements are so watered down that the story makes the angel an ambassador of a god who doesn't seem able to do anything although He is credited with some positive attributes. Furthermore, there are a lot of "works" orientated save yourself messages that ignore the Good News of the free gift of God's salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Most of the dialogue is static. The voiceover is excessive. The acting is bland. Only the last part of the movie has a bit of entertainment value.
