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Sarah's Choice

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When I bought this product, I honestly didn't know what to expect. Being a big Rebecca St. James fan (for almost a decade now) helped me decide to purchase it, but I still wasn't sure how good it would be. I was pleasantly surprised...this movie blew me away.

The biggest highlight of this film is the acting. There are amazing performances in this movie. From Brad Stine, to Andrea Logan White, to Stacy Keanan - to everyone else in between - the supporting cast does a great job. Yet the person who deserves the most accolades in this work is the leading lady Rebecca St. James. It is Rebecca that makes the movie excel. She delivers an onscreen presence, an emotional depth, and an acting ability that quite frankly I didn't know that she possessed!

Get this movie, it is worth the money, and it is worth your time.

The message in this movie is one that should get out to everyone. Any Christian School would be interested in showing this to their class. I enjoyed this film because as a parent it reinforced how we as parents can help our children by example. It also made me want to foster a closer relationship with them so that in a time of need, they could count on me for advice and not go elsewhere for it. The film left you with a feeling that if you have made a bad choice in your life, there is hope and love and your faith to help you through it.

I just watched Sarah's Choice on 1/11/10. It is well made and has quality actors. The storyline is based on a single career woman named Sarah who becomes pregnant unexpectant. She faces a decision of what to do with the child and the direction of her life. I have TV Guardian and it even did not have anything to cut out. This would be a good family film and is pro-life. God reveals Himself to her in a series of three dreams before she makes her decision about the child and her future. Great story on God's forgiveness and human forgiveness!

Sarah's Choice is an unapologetically yet grace-filled pro-life movie. It stars Christian recording artist Rebecca St. James as Sarah, a young woman climbing the ladder of success only to be forced to make a major decision that will affect her future. Sarah is up against relentless voices telling her to think only of herself. This movie does not shy away from presenting a realistic portrait of a young woman's dilemma. Sarah's Choice is just as much a story about a woman's decision about abortion as it is about a young man coming to terms with his role and responsibility when faced with his girlfriend's pregnancy. It is poignantly relevant to a young generation bent on a quest for self-fulfillment.

Directed by Chad Kapper, this film bears the hallmarks of Christian films rooted in a biblical message, yet it also takes a step forward for Christian filmmaking. Sarah's Choice keeps a steady balance of drama and comedic moments without undercutting the seriousness of the film. The camera close-ups of Sarah's emotional reactions in confronting her boyfriend and family about her pregnancy pull the viewer into the highly personal nature of the film.

Sarah's Choice is a beacon of light that courageously illuminates the biblical response to one of the most highly debated moral issues of our day. The culture of death is slowly invading the impressionable young minds of our generation. Sarah's Choice is a must-see film which can serve to rekindle the flame of commitment to preserve the sanctity of life. But as much as this film champions the right to life of the unborn, it also extends a hand of hope for healing and grace to those who have undergone an abortion.

Besides the obvious appeal to choose life over death, there is an underlying message in Sarah's Choice. We are urged to trust God with our own life. When we are open to listening to God's voice, He speaks life to us. And as carriers of God's Truth, we speak life to others.

This movie is done really well, with a good plot and acting. The plot gets a bit obscure at times in favor of presenting the message - though that's really not noticeable (at least if you don't watch the commentaries, and there are two). Most likely your getting this movie because of the message anyway, so that would actually be a good thing.

Even though I'm a Christian, I don't tend to go for Christian films all that much, because the production values are often poor, and the acting and writing lackluster. Most of them are centered around End Times, football, or a "Little House On the Prairie"-type scenario, and that gets old fast. "Sarah's Choice" is a step in the right direction. It's not preachy or looking like it's trying too hard, and the writing and acting are decent. However, I had two major beefs with it.

First of all, Sarah should have peeked over the abyss a bit more--she could have met the mysterious stranger at the abortion clinic instead of the doctor's office. Calling a clinic on the phone didn't have as much punch. Her eventual choice would have been a lot less of a given if she had flirted with disaster.

Secondly, I thought Rebecca St. James was good, and I've been a fan of hers for years, but there's one part where you hear tears in her voice and feel her emotion, but don't see them on her face. It's a weepy scene, so there should be a few waterworks. Don't actors use fake tears sometimes? There's no shame in that--Debbie Reynolds rubbed onions on her eyes when she had to cry in "Singin' In the Rain."

"Sarah's Choice" is a good film. I've seen it twice and each time it grips me, but I just think it could have used a bit more tension.

This movie was better than many of these kinds of films are, if not up to the usual "Hollywood" standard. It didn't always make sense (Sarah had a good job but apparently couldn't pay her rent?) and it was pretty heavy-handed at times (the abortion doctor and Sarah's friend). Also, Sarah was rather unbelievably dense. Really? She needed all three visions to make her choice? And the Magical Christmas card didn't clue her in?

That said though, I did enjoy the film, partly because self-involved characters redeemed themselves -- Sarah, her boyfriend, and her best friend. There were no saints in this film. No perfect characters. But in the end, they all grew up and figured out what was most important in life. I also enjoyed the secondary characters, especially Uncle Clay.

I disagree with those who said the acting was bad. None of it was stellar, but I didn't find any of it particularly bad. In fact, the acting was better, I thought, than we usually get in these kind of films.

Most Christian-themed movies are lacking in budget, and so there are always some elements that appear somewhat tacky. This film is no exception. Rebecca St. James does a fine job of trying to decide whether or not to abort an unexpected pregnancy, a child fathered by her boyfriend. She is surrounded by many pro-life people, and there are stories of folks--men included--who have terminated a pregnancy and now express anguish over it.

The only thing that was very difficult for me to get past is knowing that RSJ is a very devout "wait for me" type of person, espousing all the virtues of saving yourself for marriage. Since she is the titular Sarah, and I, at times, have a hard time dissociating characters from their actors, that threw me for a loop.

I bought this for my Mom for Christmas. I watched it and thought it was well done. The acting is just okay. The storyline is a pregnant young woman unsure of what to do. The movie was filmed from a christian perspective, and can be viewed by the whole family.

Okay, I did enjoy the movie and would recommend it. To me its goal and plot were very good. And being a RSJ fan, I liked her role. However, I also think the script and acting could have been more vibrant with subplots, and greater agonizing over the decision. That doesn't mean it has to replicate Hollywood values, but there is a real calling here for good Christian writers and actors to provide high quality entertainment. Too many times there is the logic that a "Christian" or "faith-based" movie will be boring--why? And me personally, I'd love to see male roles that show strength in leadership and character. Regardless, my wife and daughter liked the movie very much as it was.