TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

nammage It should be noted: I'm an atheist and have been for 28 years. I live in the Bible Belt of the United States, and I used to be Southern Baptist. I used to debate all religions (mainly Protestant Christianity) regularly, past 3-4 years, not so much. I have read 14 versions of the Bible. I have read The Book of Mormon. I have read the Qu'ran. I have read the Torah/Tanakh. The Orthodox Jewish Bible. I have read The Masnavi. I have read Jainism by Ram Mohan Das. The only "atheist" book, I guess, I've read is The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine though he was a deist but close enough, eh? The reason I state all this is: human trafficking is done by humans. All types of humans including religious people. Actually, the vast majority of human traffickers in religiously dominated countries would be that particular country's main religion. You see my point? Movies like this address such serious subjects from a blind eye. The main character is apparently an atheist. See, he used to be a good person (Christian) but he lost someone that metaphorically killed him and now he's a bad guy (atheist) but he's trying to find the path back to being good (Christian). Now, you could say I'm reading into this but look at it: he lost the woman he loved: who? Doesn't matter. It's not about that. It's the empty catalyst for him losing his faith. See, Christians only do good things which is ironic since they say they not only sin all the time but that they are sin itself but when it comes to bad things happening, no one ever seems to be a Christian. They're either some other religion (like Muslim, these days) or not a "True Christian" and therefore an atheist. If the majority of your country is of one religion or non-religion then the problem lies to the majority in those countries. If you can't look in the metaphorical mirror and see you (speaking in general) are part of the problem then the problem will never be solved. See, the scene toward the end when David Koechner's character is being tortured and he quotes from the NT, well of course the bad guy won't be swayed because he's an atheist. All bad guys in this film just need to find Jesus and Biblegod then they will stop the evil they're doing.I've never been to prison, or jail. Got arrested when I was 14 for shoplifting while angry. Did my six months of community service. I was an idiot not a bad person. Don't you see, that's this films message: if you're a bad guy (who are all obviously atheist) all you have to do is accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and then you'll be a good guy. If you're just lost like the main character, don't worry, you'll be forgiven. Oh, and what a message the ending gives. This film does nothing but show that if you just believe in Jesus that that makes you good. I hate to break it to the filmmakers but many bad people are Christian and they believe in Jesus with all their heart and soul and in their mind Jesus will forgive them, as the Bible states in 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness".Stop blaming atheists and non-Christians for the horrible things in the world. Don't get me wrong: they have had their part in some horrible things but if you think you can stop something like human trafficking by preaching the Bible, well, maybe you need to look into that mirror a little harder because there are 2.2 billion Christians in the world who, some of which, have and currently do such horrible things; especially in Christian dominated countries. The United States is dominated by Christians. Own up to the horrible things some Christians do and maybe you can start stopping such horrible things from happening. The two biggest causes of human trafficking is 1. Poverty and 2. Women and children seen as property (like in marriage, or religion, etc.,). Not believing in Jesus I don't think has ever made the list but what do I know, I'm just an evil atheist, right?

Reno Rangan A good awareness film, but struggled to narrate what it wanted to say in a standard way like any average films does. It was about forced prostitution, especially for poor immigrants. It was the story of Antonia and Maria, the illegal Mexican immigrants, but told from James, a truck driver who recently lost his wife. Now the life worth living is for his daughter who has been taken by the childcare. But one day on his job, while delivering a cargo, he comes to know his commitment is wrong. At first not realising the depth of the issue, later he decides to fight for it, but it was too late, yet he never gives up.Films like 'Taken', 'Trade', 'Eden', all are very similar to this. Each tells undigestable tales, which mostly based on the real like this one. Thematically, this film can be praised, but not all quite well in the screenplay. The first is, it was slightly religiously motivated. Yeah, I like morals from the religious aspect, especially when it is used to fight for good, not to promote the belief. I appreciate, it did not lean on that overall, except the characters designed that way. On the other hand, the performances were not up to laudable, especially the emotions parts lacked the feeling.Since it was not entirely based on the real, but parts of various true events, the screenplay should have filled better with other contents. The opening and the final acts were good, though the middle section lacked the pace and the story event. So now you know what this film is about, and I think it is worth a watch, mainly for the message it carries. Interesting, this film turned into a book, which seems a good idea as it is more like that sort of portrayal than for a cinematic.6/10

Khara Tina Hamilton The only thing Priceless about this movie was my time wasted in watching it. The movie started out OK, as the main character had to deal with his own personal issues. The movie started to fail when the main character made a discovery whereby the obvious was... well, obvious. Unfortunately, at that time in the movie, the focus became more a message about "having faith, and believe". This message kept popping up throughout the movie, yet it often seemed out of context with the issues at hand. I particularly disliked how the movie made it appear that these and the other women (victims) made a choice to be in this situation. This movie failed in a big way in not addressing the severity and tragedy of this issue. The main characters decision were lame when it came how he was going to deal with this problem. This is such a big issue and I would hope any right thinking human being would report to authorities who would actually deal with the problem. Acting was mediocre. Plot was weak. Theme could have been good, but failed in getting the real message out about the issue. I've tried really hard to not make any significant spoilers for this movie, but at this point I just have to say it, so if you've read this review up to this point and still want to see the movie, please don't read the following. Human trafficking is an issue that must be taken seriously. This movie cared more about it's message of "God has a plan" and you're on a journey while God watches over you - is pure BS. The movie is one big fail.

iwallmow Priceless captures a sad & dark reality of our world in such an inspiring and moving way! This movie allows viewers to recognize the heartbeat of Jesus through the lens of a father with a passionate love for his daughter. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who desires to see beyond themselves to the desperate needs of the world.