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In case anybody\u2019s wondering, I did watch some of the more recent Billy Graham movies<\/a> this past week, but I don\u2019t have a whole lot to say about them.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ride<\/a><\/i> (1997) seems like an okay drama, but my appreciation for stories about friendships between grown-ups and children is outweighed by my lack of interest in westerns or movies about cowboys. A Vow to Cherish<\/a><\/i> (1999) is a nice look at an adult Christian couple dealing with the onset of mental illness, etc.; but having the husband attend a Billy Graham crusade, just so that he will remember not to cheat on his wife, seems a bit contrived or gratuitous; and the subplot about the husband\u2019s unsaved brother produces some truly cringeworthy dialogue. Road to Redemption<\/a><\/i> (2001) is a valiant attempt at out-and-out comedy, even if it panders to certain stereotypes; though I\u2019m not sure the yuks mesh all that well, stylistically, with the obligatory part of the film where the characters become convicted of their sin and ask Jesus into their hearts. Last Flight Out<\/a><\/i> (2004) seems like it\u2019s trying to be an adventure movie \u2014 it reminds me of everything from recent end-times films<\/a> to Spire Comics\u2019s old \u2018 The Brothers<\/a>\u2018 stories \u2014 but it\u2019s pretty tepid.<\/p>\n

And then there is Something to Sing About<\/a><\/i> (2000), which just might be my favorite of the bunch \u2014 thanks in part to the soulful gospel music and the presence of Irma P. Hall, best known these days perhaps for her role in the Coen brothers\u2019 remake of The Ladykillers<\/a><\/i> (2004), but also because this just may be the only Billy Graham movie in which a character comes to Christ after watching another Billy Graham movie<\/i>! I think this may be the sort of thing for which the word \u201cmeta-textual\u201d was coined.<\/p>\n

FWIW, the only feature film from the past eight years that I didn\u2019t<\/i> see, because I didn\u2019t have a copy, was The Climb<\/a><\/i> (2002).<\/p>\n

I am told that World Wide Pictures has no other films in the works right now, but if they did, I wonder how long we could go on calling them \u201cBilly Graham movies\u201d; a few of the more recent films have featured sermons and altar calls by Franklin<\/i> Graham \u2014 who, BTW, doesn\u2019t exactly have his father\u2019s stage or screen presence.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"