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There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Blistering performances.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

"Alex Matthews" (Julie Jenny) is a college professor who is in danger of losing her job because of her teaching methods when it comes to those students who happen to be Christian. She believes that they are either weak or simple-minded and she doesn't care who knows it. Paradoxically, her son-in-law "Michael" (Daniel Kruse) is also in danger of losing his job because he is a Christian and his boss believes he's too devout. His wife "Lisa" (Lori Staley) is jealous of his commitment to his faith and wants him to spend more time with her. As it so happens all three of them begin seeing visions of the near future which causes them to evaluate the importance of what they believe. Now, rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this film covers a controversial topic that seems to appeal to a larger audience in North America than anywhere else in the world. I don't know why this is but in any case rather than disparage something that certain people honestly believe I will just comment on the merits of the movie as a whole. On that note, I thought that the acting was mediocre and the script could have used some improvement. Along with that the film itself was much too short (only 58 minutes) and clearly needed at least another 20 or 30 minutes to be more effective. Now, I'm not saying that this movie was bad but I doubt that it will have much of an impression on those who aren't already part of the target audience. As such I rate this film as slightly below average.

I had high expectations for this movie because of the reviews i read but when i saw the movie was completely different. Honestly even though the movie quality for being of the late 90's is good, i really didn't like it.I'm OK with the message of salvation and how is put but there could be more details. The acting wasn't that great either and the visual effects didn't surprise me. I know this is a evangelism type of movie but i'd extend the movie to the point of not letting you wanting for more.Really i was disappointed with this movie, I thought this movie would contains solid scenes from the tribulation and more surprising effect of the gathering but i had to admit it that it was in someway awful BUT still i recommend it anyway as a tool of evangelism to other lives, after all the thing that is really worth is the WORD OF GOD in the movie and not the technical.

This movie is great! It tells the story of Michael, who becomes a Christian.His wife is not happy with his new love for Jesus, as she feels that he doesn't love her as much anymore (which is the opposite, he loves her even more now that he has Christ in his life.) His mother-in-law, an atheistic college professor has a strong dislike for Christians (she even academically harasses a Christian student in her class. She is also shown mocking the return of Christ, fulfilling prophecy that in the last days, there will be people who mock the return of Jesus Christ.) Also, the people at his work are giving him a hard time because of his new found faith. Michael has recurring dreams of the rapture, a future event where Jesus will call all His followers to heaven; this period will be followed by a 7 year tribulation of judgments so horrendous, that over 50% of the world's population will die (read the book of Revelation, starting with Chapter 4), before Jesus physically returns to the earth to set up His Millennial Kingdom. His wife and mother-in law are also having recurring dreams about the tribulation; his wife, about facing taking the mark of the beast or being killed; his mother-in law, being one of the people who turns in her daughter in for refusing to take the mark. At the end of the movie, Michael is raptured, but not before leaving a message for his wife that it's not too late to accept Christ. His Christian-hating mother in law witnesses two people disappearing in front of her eyes after a meeting at her school. His wife is at work at a daycare center when the rapture takes place. She and her co worker witness the children disappearing, and cling to each other crying, while his wife says "Michael was right...what are we going to do?"This movie is excellent, and I definitely recommend it. My only complain is that it's only about an hour and 15 minutes long. Too short in my opinion! :)

Those who are familiar with the LEFT BEHIND series should find this one well worth the time. Michael Carrey, a successful marketing executive catches a glimpse of the near future, namely the Rapture of Christians into Heaven. His wife and mother-in-law also get a preview of the Tribulation period following the Rapture. Carrey tries to warn his unbelieving loved ones of the soon return of Jesus Christ before it's too late.Filmed on a limited budget, it's a well paced story, one of those movies that doesn't need big-name stars or spectacular special effects to get it's point across. Highly recommended. Rating: ***** out of *****