Harry Salvini
Got this movie when it first came out for watching on Sabbath afternoon with our young boys. We laughed and giggled all the way through until the serious parts, then teared over when the simple gospel message is presented. It's still one of the Sabbath movies that gets thrown in to watch.Starts simple enough - when presented with the opportunity to make some quick money that wasn't hers in the first place with a heads-up for a horse race, Amanda and her boyfriend try to make a ton of money. When that failed, Amanda decides to try to get her uncle from long ago to cough up the money she needs to pay off her boss that they stole the money from.Problem after problem occurs while trying to fulfill her uncle's one request - to go fishing at a particular lake.Chased by the boss, her boyfriend, the goon and a hunter, more bad things happen but all seems to bring Amanda closer to realizing she really does need God.The basics of the movie are very much like the old Disney style home/family movies before the magic and bad plots were entered.Good for kids, good for parents.
Amy Adler
Amanda is just a bit in debt. Her car is about to be repossessed, causing her live-in boyfriend Alan to suggest that she ask her boss for a raise. Trouble is, the boss man is a mobster and Amanda gets cold feet. However, she is put in charge of a shipment soon to arrive. Although she is instructed to file the package in the safe and close the door, the box falls apart in her hands. Hey, there's a quarter of a million dollars here! The A & A team go to the racetrack and end up losing it all. The mob is upset. But, wait. Amanda has a rich grandfather she hasn't seen for years. Could she hit him up for the money? This is a cute movie with great messages. Julie Condra, as Amanda, gives an inspired performance as the girl with her priorities slightly askew. Pat Hingle, as the grandfather, also gives a sweet turn as the man who found Christ and wants to share his faith with his long lost granddaughter. And, teach her some valuable lessons. As the pair go off to reclaim a vacation spot they shared long ago, the hit men come after them and the trip is fun, fun, fun, with bikers and a Partridge Family loving mobster thrown in the path. Thus, the script is inspired in more ways than one. If you love road trip movies, you'll feel dandy after watching this film. But, more important, if you want to share the Christian faith with anyone, including church camp crowds, this would be a great choice. It supplies the laughs at the same time it provides the road to ultimate salvation.
MovieAddict2016
"Road to Redemption," starring Pat Hingle, Wes Studi and Jay Underwood, is an above average Christian film. When compared to disgraces such as "Left Behind," this film looks like a masterpiece!3/5 stars -- a bit emotionally manipulating at times, but still a clean family Christian film.John Ulmer
magellan333
This is a fair comedy that is worth taking a look at. It will not have you in stitches or rolling on the floor, but isn't bad to view once. Pat Hingle plays the charming old man he has so many times before. The lead female does an adequate job too. I walked away getting what I had expected. I feel Christians still have a long way to go in the film making industry. I found "Left Behind" to be very disappointing. If Christians want films to be used as outreach tools, they must realize that Christian movies must be of the same production quality as their secular counterparts. I originally saw this movie back when I was a Christian and found it fair. Despite my change in beliefs, my opinion of it remains unchanged.
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