Christian Review Magazine Issue 3 - March 2015 | Page 25

MOVIE
REVIEW

Title:

WELCOME TO
INSPIRATION
Rating:

Starring:

Jackie Stewart, Britt
George, Whitney Goin,
Jason Crabb, Larry Gatlin,
Christy Sutherland, Regina
McCrary
Written by:

Scott Brooks, Erick Henson,
Ryan Ramos
Directed by:

Erick Henson, Ryan Ramos
Genre:

Drama, Family, Music
Running Time:

101 minutes

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Production Company:

For Our Father Films
Reviewed by:

Leah St John
Release Date:

Out Now : DVD

A

ustin and Marnie, a freelance
journalist and his wife, are no
longer happy, and their marriage
is on the rocks. After their car breaks down,
they wind up in a small southern town
called Mountainbrook. Soon after arriving,
Austin encounters a street sweeper, who
tells him about the “Seven Revelations of
Irrefutable Success”, which are each based
on a Biblical truth.
These “revelations” are then revealed
through the lives of several troubled and
struggling locals, who are each confronting
a crisis in their lives. Each of these
individuals end up learning a valuable life
lesson, and they in turn they positively
impact Austin and Marnie, leaving them
better off than when they arrived in
Mountainbrook.
Welcome to Inspiration is a family-friendly
drama with a strong musical element. An
openly Christian movie, this feature boldly
shares an assortment of Biblically based
truths through telling the stories of several
individuals, who each come to learn
valuable lessons out of their personal
struggles. Some such truths - or
“revelations” as they are referred to in the

movie - include “the truth will set you free”,
“seek and you will find”, and “ask and you
shall receive”.
Production wise Welcome to Inspiration is
an extremely well produced film. Great
directing and beautiful cinematography,
truly capture the slower pace, and quaint
and charming atmosphere of a small
southern town. It also has a great
soundtrack and musical score throughout.
Welcome to Inspiration is made in a similar
vein to the new PureFlix movie Do You
Believe? (i.e. a series of smaller stories that
the each contribute to a larger picture).
Unfortunately, this film was lacking some
some of the key ingredients which go into
making most vignette style movies work namely tension and good character
development. As such, I didn’t really
connect or feel for any of the characters
presented in the film.
That being said, Welcome to Inspiration is a
beautifully produced, family-friendly film,
with a solid Christian message. And I’m
sure that Jason Crabb fans will appreciate
the chance to see the musician on screen.

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