The movie was okay, although boring at some point. I think they were trying to take on Job's story but it kind of fall short. The worse part of the story is about the girl of Jobe's interest- Laura. At first I thought she was just being bugged by the other boy who was Jobe's rival but turned out she was the guy's girl. But she was flirting with Jobe while having a relationship with this guy. She dumped him just in time for the Prom Night and it seems like they were officially on. But there was an incident and Laura dumped Jobe and was back again in the other guy's waiting arms. Of course, Jobe was cleared and Laura was again on his side. Like, who wants to be with a two timing girl? I don't think any guy deserve a girl like that. It just ruined the whole movie for me.
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Religious propaganda
denny32124 July 2020
Warning: Spoilers
In the Bible, Job is a pious man whose life goes sour when Satan makes a bet with God that he can make Job renounce his faith. Next thing you know, Job's livestock is dead, his family is dead, his house caves in, he's covered with open sores, but he keeps the faith. God wins the bet, so he rewards Job with a whole new family - and they're even better than the dead ones.
In this film, Jonas - who goes by "Jobe" - suffers the afflictions of his Biblical namesake, or at least their cheesy teen flick equivalents. Dead mom, a drunken ogre for a dad, and a brand new high school where the "cool kids" instantly brand him an outcast for no apparent reason. He makes friends among the other outcasts and garners a bit of success on the track team thanks to a couple of helpful coaches, even manages to steal away his chief tormentor's girlfriend, but is shunned by one and all when he tests positive for drugs. With no opportunity to clear his name by a retest, high school athletics in Jobe's world seems to be the most merciless sports federation on the planet.
Alex Fechine as Jobe does a passable job of mostly suffering in silence and cracking the occasional smile, and he isn't bad to look at either. The other characters are cardboard cutouts, timeworn clichés that are remarkable only for their mindless cruelty. Even so, the film is engaging enough until the last fifteen minutes. Jobe, who up to this point hasn't shown us any religious bent, suddenly curses God and throws himself into the ocean, is miraculously rescued and exonerated, and regains his faith. From there, God fixes everything. Jobe doesn't even need a new girlfriend because the old one who rejected him and went back to her ex is at his side again, oh boy! And never mind all the loose ends that are left hanging, like what was the bad blood between dad and the coach all about; the important thing is to pray, and God will answer! ...or, apparently, to renounce your faith and let people come swarming out of nowhere to put you back on the right track.
Even with its flaws, the film had a chance of being an interesting drama until that deus ex machina ending. Sadly, the whole film turned out to be a setup for some Christian proselytizing. Holy hoodwink!
In this film, Jonas - who goes by "Jobe" - suffers the afflictions of his Biblical namesake, or at least their cheesy teen flick equivalents. Dead mom, a drunken ogre for a dad, and a brand new high school where the "cool kids" instantly brand him an outcast for no apparent reason. He makes friends among the other outcasts and garners a bit of success on the track team thanks to a couple of helpful coaches, even manages to steal away his chief tormentor's girlfriend, but is shunned by one and all when he tests positive for drugs. With no opportunity to clear his name by a retest, high school athletics in Jobe's world seems to be the most merciless sports federation on the planet.
Alex Fechine as Jobe does a passable job of mostly suffering in silence and cracking the occasional smile, and he isn't bad to look at either. The other characters are cardboard cutouts, timeworn clichés that are remarkable only for their mindless cruelty. Even so, the film is engaging enough until the last fifteen minutes. Jobe, who up to this point hasn't shown us any religious bent, suddenly curses God and throws himself into the ocean, is miraculously rescued and exonerated, and regains his faith. From there, God fixes everything. Jobe doesn't even need a new girlfriend because the old one who rejected him and went back to her ex is at his side again, oh boy! And never mind all the loose ends that are left hanging, like what was the bad blood between dad and the coach all about; the important thing is to pray, and God will answer! ...or, apparently, to renounce your faith and let people come swarming out of nowhere to put you back on the right track.
Even with its flaws, the film had a chance of being an interesting drama until that deus ex machina ending. Sadly, the whole film turned out to be a setup for some Christian proselytizing. Holy hoodwink!
Not the greatest movie
mtv-4185014 September 2020
Acting bad and not good
speakrosco25 August 2019
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