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Backlash (1994)
A chase thriller with an unexpected ending
For a low-budget movie, this one holds your interest. It starts off a little clunky, but gets better as it goes, all the way to the ending, which will stick with you. It tells the story of Tommy and Jennifer, two lovers on the search for the next thrill. She videotapes their crimes for posterity. But when Tommy goes overboard, their thrill-seeking becomes deadly. Jennifer wants to go to the police, but Tommy won't let her. Jennifer gets her sister involved, who tries to straighten things out, to no avail. Tommy goes after both of them, becoming more unstable as he goes. The confrontation ends up in the mountains around Lake Tahoe, where Tommy and Jennifer face each other in a deadly climax.
The Theory of Everything (2006)
Inspirational family film that asks some really big questions
This is a very emotional story about a father and son searching for God and connecting with each other along the way. The father is a scientist trying to prove the existence of God and heaven through physics and mathematics. There's a lot of talk about things beyond what we can see. (i.e. String Theory, Multiple Dimensions, etc.) When the father comes down with a brain disorder, the son must help him see what his equations and mathematics cannot show. The film does a great job of building characters that you care about, and showing the importance of family and faith. I really loved how it showed that reason can be a stepping stone for faith. That the two work together, not against each other. Overall, I really enjoyed this movie, as did my family.