Road to Redemption (2001)

Director:

Robert Vernon

Writer:

Robert Vernon (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

It's a trip. Buckle up!

Plot:

A couple come into contact with stolen mob money, gamble it away, and end up on the run from gangsters. |

Plot Keywords:

Biker | Prayer | Gambling Debt | Fixed Race | Fishing Trip

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Pat Hingle	...	Grandpa Nathan Tucker
Julie Condra	...	Amanda Tucker
Leo Rossi	...	Sully Santoro
Jay Underwood	...	Alan Fischer
Tony Longo	...	Vincent the Enforcer
Wes Studi	...	Frank Lightfoot
Barry Sigismondi	...	Sheriff
Dennis Agajanian	...	Biker Leader
Jack Axelrod	...	Arnold
Gary Bayer	...	ER Doctor
Noah Poletiek	...	Paperboy
Leslie David Baker	...	Tow Truck Driver
Drinda Lalumia	...	Race Track Teller (as Drinda La Lumia)
Eddie Matthews	...	Fireman
Peter Moore	...	Arson Investigator

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and mild violent content.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Company:

Dean River Productions

Soundtrack:

I Think I Love You

Good for what it is

Usually, when you know the movie is put out by Billy Graham, no one is going to be converting to Zoroastrianism by the end of the movie. The subplot is usually the same in every movie: Christian befriends non-Christian, non-Christian (and audience) hears the plan for salvation, and non-Christian usually becomes a Christian by the end. There's little suprise in that part.

This movie reminded me a lot of the old "Walt Disney Presents" movies on Sunday night TV. Family-friendly, geniunely funny in some places, a little corny in others, and usually had some pro-social message in the end - be nice to old people, don't shoot deer, listen to Julie Andrews sing and you'll be rewarded by dancing on the celing....whatever. So, I guess you can call old Disney movies "propaganda disgusied as a movie," or whatever the bitter guy said a few posts back.

As a light comedy, it works. The "Bad guys" are silly, the chase scenes are fun, and there are a few running gags that pay off towards the middle and end. Besides any "Christian" comedy that dares to take a swipe at the Partridge Family can't be that bad, can it? The parts that are shaky, as it sometimes is with WWP movies, the "Serious" moments between the granddaughter and grandfather are slow at times, and the scenes at the end are cliched. But, like I said, it's like a Sunday night Disney movie....You know what you're getting yourself into.