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Godspeed (2009) is a English movie. Robert Saitzyk has directed this movie. Joseph McKelheer,Cory Knauf,Courtney Halverson,Ed Lauter are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2009. Godspeed (2009) is considered one of the best Drama,Mystery,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
"Godspeed" is an intense, dramatic thriller set in the lingering light of the Alaskan midnight sun. Charlie Shepard is a modern day faith healer, a man who claims that if you let go and believe, then his power to heal is very real indeed. Living a hand-to-mouth, blue collar existence with his wife Rebecca and young son, Charlie ekes out a meager living from his "healing" sessions. With his marriage failing, and an old drinking habit coming back to haunt him, his family is brutally murdered by unknown assailants for seemingly no reason whatsoever. Six months later, Charlie has abandoned his former life and the house his family lived in, moving through the days' slow existence more like a ghost than a man. But then a young, mysterious girl named Sarah appears in town, and seeks out Charlie. She will become the link to his family's killings and to the murderers themselves, ultimately leading to tragic, violent consequences for all. "Godspeed" is a film that explores faith, grief, and the...
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Godspeed (2009) Reviews
Insanely tacky dialogue ruined the film.
The premise of this film was more than adequate. The actors were adequate. The body of writing was not. At all. He stands there, his back faced to her. She runs a monologue about how jealous she was of his wife. Not only is the whole long-monologue-to-a- person's-back thing REALLY teenage-soap-opera corny, but every single one of her lines in the speech was forced. It sounded like she was reading a script, not saying it from her heart - and it wasn't the fault of the actress. I was actually impressed by her delivery, because the lines were just really, really bad. And it's like that throughout every important part of this film. When the brother is preaching to his communion of teenagers? YIKES. Just wow. Screenwriter needs to go back to the drawing board with how he writes dialogue. He sucks. Bad. Everything else about this film was alright. Actually, everything else was way above average for a small-budget film. 4/10
Please watch a different movie
I've watched quite a few movies in my life, so when I say that this one was by far one of the worst I've seen (that was actually made to be good) it's not an understatement. The whole movie, I thought, was pointless unless there was some ambiguity that I didn't comprehend while gouging my eyes out every time the antagonist spoke. The end was all screwed up and I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone unless you like meaningless dramas. I know there is probably a theme, but the story had so many things going on with the main character that I couldn't tell. Don't watch. This is the half with spoilers, more like questions that I would LOVE to have answered. Like one, why on Earth did the director think that Tim deserved to get his head beat in, while Luke got the easy way out with a shot to the head by who? HIS SISTER. uhh, I'm pretty sure that Charlie was the one who's life was completely ruined when the guy killed his family, shouldn't he be the one doing the killing? And not just a headshot. The way he treated his sister/friend and Charlie, I thought he deserved at little bit more brutal of a death. Just my opinion
Godspeed holds the different shades of character.
Godspeed is obviously a film about redemption, but holds more for the audience in being a genuinely good movie about life, faith, and coping from the perspective of all the characters and not just the lead. Everyone has their own story in this, their own past. The storyline is one that engages you as you want to find out more about these characters whose lives you've entered in media res. The characters are endearing in that none are black/white, but have shades of both. No one is completely good or bad in this film, which succeeds in making the hero more relatable and the bad guy even creepier in that while you might not agree with his decisions, you can see where he's coming from. Godspeed has the "indie" feel to it that brings an intimacy between film and audience. Its gritty-ness makes you live the story rather than watch from an elevated, third-party position, and is complimented by beautiful Alaskan scenery that brings a calm, isolated feel that magnifies the tension between the characters.
good not great
A faith healer barely is making a living in the wilds of Alaska . He withdraws into himself after his wife and child are killed by intruders to his house. He meets a young woman with whom he makes a bond. She eventually takes him home to meet her family and things become deadly. This is a good but not great film. The Alaskan locations make a nice background for the story of a group of people lost in their own personal wilderness. The cast is pretty good and is nicely balanced. The trouble with the film is that some of what happens once everyone ends up at the girl's home is a little odd. Its hard to explain what actually bothers me with out giving too much away, but I find the motivation and the head space of two of the characters a little odd. Its not bad, but I found it hard to fully connect with the characters the way I probably should. It also makes some of what happens a little hard to fully accept. Having said that I have to say that I like the film; I don't love it but I did like it. It's the sort of film that hovered around the edges of my psyche after it was done. Would I recommend it if one had to pay full price in the movies, probably not, but I think that if one wanted to see a good, decidedly not your typical Hollywood film, one should give this a shot on home video or on cable.
A challenging indie gem
I caught this in Stockholm and it's stayed with me for a number of reasons. Firstly, the setting was stunning, cinematographer Michael Hardwick deserves credit for making the most of the Alaskan backdrop. The score was beautiful, and it fit the story, something low budget films often get wrong. I liked the plot and the way it's been handled, in that Charlie doesn't become some sort of vengeance seeking hysterical as he may in a more mainstream movie. Instead, the captivating Joseph McKelheer takes Charlie to a hollow place, tortured yes...but hollow. The physical transformation McKelheer makes during the movie, combined with his superb acting, tell us all we need to know about Charlie's state of mind. Cory Knauf, at times, is unbearable to watch, and I mean this as a compliment as that's exactly what Luke needs to be, yet he still leaves enough room to invoke moments of sympathy in the viewer. Courtney Halverson is brilliant as Sarah, embodying perfectly the vulnerable transition from girl to woman, it helps that she has the 'beautiful innocent' look about her too. Certain scenes are extremely disturbing, you'll know when you get them which ones I mean. I wouldn't presume to tell people to watch this, just as I wouldn't tell you not to watch something else....what I will say is that I'm a big indie/low budget fan and I found this to be a rare gem, disturbing, emotive, haunting, beautiful, challenging and honest. I'm excited to find McKelheer and Knauf have worked together prior to this and look forward to seeing more of their work in the future.