OFF WEEK - Heaven Is for Real

I've had to concede to myself that there will be weeks in which I won't have time to update this blog. It's not necessarily because I won't have time to write a review; it's more based on the time, or lack there of, that I have to watch a movie.  I could write and have written in some instances about movies I like but haven't seen recently.  However, when I do that, I tend to not be nearly as motivated in my writing, and the blog suffers.  

In place of writing a crappy review here and there, I've just decided to write a short paragraph for those weeks about a movie that is coming out soon that I'd like to see or a movie I've never seen that I intend to watch as soon as time permits.  Some of these will classics, some will be indies of which you may have never heard, some may will be unreleased titles.  Regardless, it will turn out better than if I just force an entry about something I'm not really motivated to write.

I've always been a sucker for inspirational movies. Even when I encounter a film that has a story I don't necessarily believe, I always enjoy it. I'm the guy who gets all misty when the Grinch's heart grows three sizes too big. So, when I saw the trailer for this film, I was very intrigued.

The movie has a couple of other things going for it. I'm a big, big fan of Greg Kinnear. I liked him in Dear God, Stuck on You, and Flash of Genius, among other things. It also has one of my favorite underrated actors, Thomas Haden Church. I've been a fan of his since his days as Lowell Mather on Wings, and though he's had some notable parts in movies like Spider-Man 3 and Sideways, he doesn't get as much work as I think he deserves. This one hits theaters around Easter, 2014.