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- 2018
- PG-13
- Pure Flix Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
- 2018
- PG-13
- Pure Flix Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book, Unbroken: Path to Redemption begins where the hit movie Unbroken concludes, sharing the next amazing chapter of the unbelievable true story of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini. Haunted by nightmares of his torment, Louie sees himself as anything but a hero. Then, he meets Cynth...
Directed By: Harold Cronk
Written By: Richard Friedenberg, Ken Hixon, Laura Hillenbrand
- 2018
- PG-13
- Pure Flix Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
- 2018
- PG-13
- Pure Flix Entertainment
- 1 h 38 m
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
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4.4
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Summary Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book, Unbroken: Path to Redemption begins where the hit movie Unbroken concludes, sharing the next amazing chapter of the unbelievable true story of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini. Haunted by nightmares of his torment, Louie sees himself as anything but a hero. Then, he meets Cynth...
Directed By: Harold Cronk
Written By: Richard Friedenberg, Ken Hixon, Laura Hillenbrand
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
39
0% Positive
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0 Reviews
86% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This message is preaching to the choir, much more likely to reassure those who are already believers than to engage those who are seeking answers.
The movie delivers an inspiring message about the power of faith and forgiveness, which is its obvious raison d'etre. But it does so in the sort of formulaic, cliched and simplistic manner that afflicts so many inspirational films.
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Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
4.4
11% Positive
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67% Mixed
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Es una película pasable; la trama es decente y la actuación de Samuel Hunt es buena.
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Hunt gives it as all as the tortured Louis, but Patterson is the heart and soul of the film, giving a far more interesting performance as his long-suffering wife.
It truly works on the level too many other faith-based dramas do, as comfort food for the faithful, an altar call for the already saved.
Unbroken: Path To Redemption ultimately preaches forgiveness—a message that, in and of itself, is unobjectionable.
It would be unfair, and not entirely accurate, to dismiss “Path to Redemption” as irredeemably dull and without merit.
Zoran Popovic’s uninspired cinematography, paired with barely credible production design, give “Path to Redemption” the aesthetic feel of a low-budget reenactment segment in a basic cable history show. The performances operate at about the same level; no one gets to shine beyond over-acting during a few emotionally charged scenes.
Path to Redemption attempts to piggyback on the success of a much better movie by continuing the true story of Louis Zamperini. It depicts his struggles with PTSD and alcoholism after WWII. Showing how he was able to overcome both through finding faith in God. I like how faith-based films are beginning to explore darker subject material, but this is an emotionally flat effort that's missing it's predecessor's uplifting nature. This is because Harold Cronk's (of God's Not Dead infamy) poor directing and a largely lifeless cast.
There's a good story to be told here. Cronk just didn't know how to tell it. The displays of Zamperini's suffering and the support he got from his family feel phony. Something that cheapens the veteran and former Olympic runner's story and robs the eventual salvation moment of any impact. Of course it also doesn't help that our leads and most of the supporting cast are almost totally unconvincing. Watching the people onscreen flounder through the big emotional moments is painful.
Then there's the film's problem with dictating the passage of time. I was literally floored when Zamperini's wife revealed that she was two months pregnant when what felt like barely a few days had gone by since it was revealed that she just found out it happened in the first place. That's because nothing really significant happened to let me know all this time had progressed. The movie apparently takes place over the span of a few years, but it's impossible to know that until you witness Zamperini's daughter go from baby to full-on toddler seemingly out of nowhere.
I will give the movie credit for it's PTSD-induced nightmare and hallucination segments. They're the only times where the direction shows any sort of flair. They're quite well done and maybe even a bit scary. It was also a nice touch to get Will Graham to portray his grandfather. Andrew Caldwell is also pretty funny.
One of the biggest criticisms faith-based films often receive is that they exist solely to allow Christians to confirm for themselves that they're lifestyle is the right one (as if preaching to the choir is an exclusively religious trait). Saying that about this movie might giving it too much credit however, as I'm pretty sure it doesn't even do that right. Zamperini's surrender to a higher power felt like an afterthought. Every reference to God seems secondary to Cronk's stale recreation of post-WWII America.
So stick to the Angelina Jolie film. This doesn't do justice to the tale of an American hero or even the religion it is supposedly representing. This may sound like an insult, but the credits are the best part of this movie. During them they show some real of footage of (a much older) Zamperini talking about what he went through and how he was able to move on, as well as an amusing little anecdote at the very end. These brief scenes after the movie technically ended were more emotional than anything in the actual film itself. It was some genuinely good stuff that we weren't able to get in the roughly hour-and-a-half before hand.
4.5/10
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just wait till its free its just a huge bust of a movie. Its a **** type of movie just skip it and go see the meg or Predator.
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Production Company
Universal 1440 Entertainment,
Capital Arts Entertainment,
Hollywood Caterers,
Matt Baer Films
Release Date Sep 14, 2018
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline When the war ended, his battle began.
Awards
MovieGuide Awards
• 3 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
GMA Dove Awards
• 1 Nomination
