Christmas on Salvation Street

This is a great movie, inspired by TRUE events. That being said, as a christian, in the Holy Bible many were called for many different things throughout the Holy Bible and left on short notice. Moses left his family as GOD's chosen to lead God's chosen to the promise land. Noah to build the Ark to save those who would listen and be saved before the flood waters came. And there were others, who are called and disobeyed such as Jonah, and look what happened to him before he Obeyed God. This movie is not cheesy, nor was it boring. I'd have to place it right up there with Touched by an Angel for the acting part. I have never understood why folks who call themselves CHRISTIANS but really are not, start picking at why this or any film they view is bad, doesn't measure up to their beliefs. Folks I go to church but over the years have come to the conclusion that no one denomination is no better that any other. What really matters it What GOD says, not man. Remember render unto Caesar what is Caesars, and unto God what is God's. This film is done very well, and a family oriented film. I have seen some so called Christian films that are laced with vulgar language, one comes to mind entitled "Flatline" and produced by Pure Flix. I for the most part love Pure Flix films the have a flare that in a Christian way stand up to the Hollywood's model of films. For Christians everywhere this is a great film, and for those who want christian entertainment in their home and you can not obtain it from open airwaves via an aerial antenna or cable/satellite provider which very sparingly you might see a Christian movie or so, I suggest to buy the movies and build your own DVD library and have a great movie night, and dump TV altogether.

When Pastor Noah Davis receives a letter from an old friend asking for prayers to help at the mission he (the friend) has established, Noah feels the call of God and leaves his relatively affluent church to move to the inner city. His daughters have mixed reactions. One seems excited about the prospects, but the other is not at all happy about being uprooted from her life.At the first service in the new place, Pastor Davis meets an older woman of strong faith but failing health. She is especially concerned about her grandsons, one of whom is a young man who is in danger of being claimed by the streets. When the woman dies, Pastor Davis tries to honor his promise to the woman to look after the two boys. But he faces obstacles, including a gang and child protective services (looking into the safety of life at the mission for both the two boys and Pastor Davis's daughters).As I write this, all of the reviews are either five-star or one-star reviews. The one-star reviews tend to focus on the acting. It is true that the acting isn't great, especially at first, and there are times when the cast is hindered by script (and, apparently, by direction). For example, the younger daughter, who appears to be in her early teens, goes into a store with one of the boys and is convinced to steal candy. When she gets home, she boasts to her father that she stole the candy. Really? A young teen daughter of a pastor does not know that stealing is wrong? I simply cannot believe for an instant that she would not have heard of the Ten Commandments.There are other flaws in the film. In fact, there are many. I'm not too fond of the fact that the only Asian in the film is the Vietnamese woman who owns the liquor market, for example. Some scenes are forced or, worse, contrived. This film is, in short, imperfect.But its heart is in the right place. And ultimately, it does what Christmas movies tend to do--lead up to a Christmas Eve ending in which almost everything is resolved. And by the end, the pieces seem to fit together without seeming absurdly contrived. So in the end, I thought the film had a certain charm. It just needed a rewrite, a little more rehearsal, and tighter direction.I don't recall any swearing. There's no nudity. And the violence is threatened or diminished. (There is an attempted carjacking at knife-point, but there's no on- or off-screen violence in it, and one character is shocked by electricity and says he's being electrocuted, but he's clearly not. There is the implicit threat of violence against the pastor by gang members, but they don't spell out anything.)

I am a christian and enjoy movies that are biblically sound and have solid, enjoyable story lines. I don't expect perfection in terms of acting and special effects, escpecially because most "christian" films have rather low budgets and I don't expect the theology within a movie to exactly match my own understanding. However, this movie was just plain terrible. No Pastor just up and leaves his church without advanced notice because God suppossedly told him to and then show up at a mission house without even telling the mission leader they are coming. also, the acting was as bad as it gets. Barely made it through 40 minutes before I gave up. Bad storyline, bad acting, and rather boring film (at least the first 40 minutes)

This is a good Christian movie about a Pastor and his two daughters who move into a new, but troubling town and about him having to win it back to the Lord and about a troubled teenage boy whose grandmother passes away and leaves him and his younger brother in the care of the Pastor, but is not willing to submit to him and let him help him. It's a good movie, about persistence and faith in the Lord against all odds!

This movie shows what it would be like to truly "Go" when God tells you to, like Abraham. The pastor did not fear the gangs, because he knew God was with him, and his daughters lives were pretty believable for the age they both were. It was a truly moving faith based movie & we enjoyed it very much.

I enjoyed this film. It is understated but involves the development of real people who while they love God have experienced real grief, displacement, upheaval in their lives and as they are seek to go on in their walk with God, while in a new venue. In the process the main character finds himself processing the grief of his wife's passing and is able to reconcile further with his older daughter. The younger daughter appeared a bit plastic and too upbeat, but sometimes innocence appears that way in a jaded world. I was very surprised by the powerful message of the movie, "Grace, God's grace is for everyone" and done in such a realistic fashion and that is the core message of His Word, the Bible. Its not just a Christmas feel good movie, but one for everyday of the year.

What a great movie.

I liked it. Much different than what we see on the boob tube no violence ,foul language the way life should be

EXCELLENT!!

This is a good movie and is decent without swear words or sex in it.

I liked the video. Wife and I watched it. Not a real professional movie, but a good message.