God's Waiting List (2006)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Director:

Duane Adler

Writer (WGA):

Nian Aster (written by)

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Life Will Bring You Down. Hope Will Carry You.

Plot:

A gritty, heartfelt drama about a brother and sister who both start out with the American Dream of running their own business and being successful...

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Solomon Corbin
Nicki Micheaux	...	Teresa Corbin
Nian Aster	...	Rachel Shelley
Joanne Baron	...	Beryl
Lauren Tom	...	Sylvia
Ingrid Oliu	...	Jennifer
Malcolm Foster Smith	...	Arbie
Felicia Day	...	Trixie
Eric Edelstein	...	Cinch
Sam Ingraffia	...	Reverend Warner
Ken Rosier	...	Rob
Timothy Bell	...	Skink
Satori Xai Lorenzo	...	Child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Duncan Bravo	...	Dr. Sood
Don Brown	...	Intake Cousellor
Chris Devlin	...	Physical Therapy Doctor
Tony Gates	...	Homeless Jeerer
Billy Gooch	...	Moving Supervisor
Dyan Kane	...	Jailer
Kelly Koskella	...	Mr. Greenwalt
Paul Major	...	Man at Rachel's Apt
Ben Peller	...	Rachel's assailant
Patricia Place	...	Ruth (woman w / angina)
Candace Regan	...	Woman w / child
Charlie E. Schmidt Jr.	...	Lenny
Harry Singleton	...	Tony (man going blind)
Inger Tudor	...	Case Worker
Steve Jones Watson	...	Addict
Ryken Zane	...	Record Store Clerk

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

God's Waiting List LLC

Movie Connections:

References "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)

Spiritually and Intellectually Thought Provoking

This relationship based plot led me through so many emotions...spiritual in the sense that I evaluated my faith in God and mankind and family related emotions came to fore in that I remembered how important it was and is to communicate your inner most thoughts of your childhood with your siblings so as to grow in understanding the very confusing interaction between parents as they raise their children...the honesty portrayed in this film showed how siblings can grow or cease to grow closer in trust. Although somewhat sad, God's Waiting List left me feeling hopeful and lifted in faith. The diversity in the paths the siblings chose prompted me to question why and how they remained so close throughout their problematic childhood...I concluded they remained devoted out of pure love and survival...and ultimate trust which was compromised. Such is reality...so goes the relative consequence of individual choice. I loved it!