Acting is a little weak, but it's a cool story. I mean acting isn't everything, it helps but story is good too. Filmed mostly in Evansville, In. Clint Calvert did an excellent job and I am uncertain why he hasn't played in anything bigger. Overall it's a low grade movie with weak lines but it's the message that is a 10/10.
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broznos924 October 2018
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lesliejackson-1488022 October 2015Son Films, as evidenced by their first two releases, is making great strides in providing all of us with thought-provoking, faith-based movies.
I'm probably jumping the gun here, as I've only been able to track down the trailers for "Echo-Rhyme", but the dramatic improvement from their first release, "Time Collectors: Return of the Giants", to their much-improved second release, "2 to Tangle", should be solid encouragement to all of us, that this production company is demonstrating that we can expect great things, as they move into this, their third feature film, "Echo-Rhyme"....!!! I'm really anxious to get my hands on a copy of this, their newest feature film...!!!!! Again, I may be jumping the gun, but I'd trust in giving this newest effort a "10", if only for the trailer(s)....! (The wife agrees with me, about Son Films...., trust me...!) Les and Claudia Jackson Odessa, Texas -
DeusWar6 August 2022Have you ever been to a buffet restaurant before? Let's say you decide to go to one. You walk around and see someone looking at the buffet greedily. After deciding that everything looks great you see him take a huge plate of everything back to his seating area. Like 20 plates full of food. You think to yourself, wow, there is no way that he can eat all of that. Then, to your utter amazement he dumps it all together on top of his table and attempts to eat it all at the same time. In disgust you recoil as you watch him throw his eating utensils aside, mix everything together with his hands, start furiously eating, drop food everywhere in the chaos, and cover his clothing with food without thinking about it during the whole process. Then after awhile you notice that although he tried to eat everything, he was not able to, and then has to leave with a huge mess and lots of food left over in embarrassment. He looks confused as well as disoriented as he stumbles out. You are also very confused as you watch him, not knowing what to make of the whole thing.
This simple analogy is basically what this film was like for the viewer. Like many well-meaning Christian films, Echo Rhyme, attempts to tell a story using far too many characters, too many plots, and too many scenes. It could have used a good editor to clip out about 30 minutes of unnecessary scenes. The idea behind the film was really good on paper, but putting it together turned into a confusing mess. It was very hard to follow and even understand. Emotionally it was all over the place when trying to identify with the various characters. It was just too much to handle.
On the positive side the filmography was great. It was obvious that they used high quality equipment to capture great scenes and facial expressions.
Theologically, the film was confusing as it tried to hoist upon the viewer the idea that we must do 'God's commandments' and 'works' in order to prepare the way for Salvation. It taught a clearly 'Works + Salvation" type gospel. However, at times it also taught a forgiveness and belief gospel. The message promoted was that a villain type character was somehow redeemed after receiving a new heart transplant from a Christian character in the movie. However, he had to go earn his salvation by first doing good works, then eventually he was baptized. (No scenes of belief in Christ for salvation.) It was very unusual and confusing. The idea promoted is that God gives you a new heart, but you have to earn it by doing good works before it is really your new heart. Totally unbiblical and confusing.
The Bible clearly teaches:
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16 KJV
Rest assured that the salvation is simple, not confusing like this movie.