SAVING GOD

SAVING GOD

Saving God is one of the most recent DVD’s to come from Cloud Ten Pictures. The movie stars Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible, Pulp Fiction) as a convict turned preacher trying to revive his parents church after being in prison for 15 years for murder. He befriends a small-time teenage drug dealer Norris Johns, played by Dwain Murphy, and helps to turn his life around and eventually leads him to Christ. Norris is running away from the grips of his drug boss “Blaze” (played by Dean McDermott (most famous for being Tori Spelling’s huband)) trying to start a new life and thus the drama begins.
From the opening scene with Ving Rhames it is obvious that this is not the typical Cloud Ten Pictures. Usually the production companies, who brought us “Left Behind: The Movie,” quality of films have just missed the mark. The technical side of Cloud Ten (lighting, sound, camera-work) has typically fallen short, somewhere between amateur and Hollywood (which, unfortunately is where most “Christian films” fall). They’re not good enough for theatres, but they’re good enough for churches. “Saving God” dawns a new era for Cloud Ten. I harp on this because I thought I knew what I was going to watch when you put this on, but I got something so much better.
The acting in this film is superb, the technical work is top-notch. The story is good, a little predictable, but I felt it hit more on the “real life” side and less cheesy. It’s not a film for the whole family. There isn’t any questionable material but there is violence, talk of drugs and “drug-dealing” (but you never see any one using the drugs). There is smoking but no drinking and there is violence (fist fights, choking, a dead body, threatening with a knife, threating with a gun.) And there is talk about an out-of-wed-pregnancy (which isn’t looked upon as good or bad).
Clear Entertainment produced the film along with Cloud Ten Pictures. I’m not sure who influenced who but I hope this quality of film will continue to come from Cloud Ten.

*****

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I think Cloud Ten really has a winner here, especially in Christian film. I find it to be the greatest Christian film I've ever seen. In terms of a faith-based film, it's at the top without a doubt. A wonderful blend of story telling, excellent acting, and a solid message, makes Saving God something that will undoubtably become a well known film in the faith-based arena.
Kyle Prohaska
CEO, Praise Pictures
http://www.praisepictures.com