Flywheel Reviews

Another one of those church flicks I was "invited" to go see, and which I was totally free not to go see, as long as I also didn't mind getting thrown out of the house I was living in at the time. On the one hand, it was about as subtle as the Soviet censors' Creative Writing Academy. On the other hand, it could have been worse--some parts of it were interesting, and at least it did have a clearly defined story arch...albeit the rigidly pre-ordained kind. I dunno, I guess I find the South and Southern people to be somewhat interesting, even though I've never been down there. It just would have been nice if the writers had let the people be people, instead of props in God's plan.

(6/10)

Refreshing! So nice to see a movie with such a great message. Real guy, real struggles, real problems with a choice to make. 1) Continue down his current path which isn't working for him as a provider, as a husband, or as a father. 2) Or turn to God for help. It's inspiring to see what God can do when we let him sit in the driver's seat. This is the 1st movie written by these 2 brothers. The other 2 are also very good - Facing the Giants & Fireproof.