The Shift

The sci fi made no sense, which is no surprise as the Sci fi element of the film was just a device to blatantly hit us in the head with a Bible story. I like the message of hope and if that's all it was, it could have scored a 5. But it was so heavy handed that I felt I was in church. I've liked movies that were modern interpretations of the Bible with a message, but this one seemed like I was watching a sermon. While the acting was fine, it had that over the top evangelical feeling. Afterwards I looked it up and it was no surprise that it was made by the same people that made Sound of Freedom.

Felt bamboozled by The Shift. I saw this on opening night. I love watching Sci-Fi movies, so I went to see *The Shift*. About 20 minutes in, I began to sense that something was off. Turns out the movie is a multiverse version of *God's Not Dead*, complete with the same lousy plots and acting we have come to expect from Angel Studios. There weren't any overt religious messages in the trailer and advertisements for the film, but the actual film is filled with that stuff. Really felt tricked on this one. No shade to you if you are into religious movies, but be forewarned if that isn't what you want to see.

A religious movie about a man named Kevin who is transported into another world and uses god to get out. Honestly this movie was really not that good. I went into this movie blind, as an atheist so this is a little biased. Don't get me wrong the movie started off so interesting and had so much potential. It had a super interesting plot however, it just fell very flat. It became so focused on the religious message that the plot fell apart and just wasn't as exciting. For someone of the religion it may have been more exciting however it just fell apart. The story itself had a lot of holes too. For instance the ending doesn't completely work, the shifting has some holes in it as well. It isn't completely explained and while they do explain a lot, it still feels confusing. The soundtrack is also pretty bad. It is the most basic religious movie soundtrack and it really doesn't add that much to the movie. The acting however is very good. Every character does a good job and really puts in a lot of emotion that makes the story more bareable. In conclusion, the movie was not very good. It had such a fascinating concept that is overruled by an over religious path as well as story holes and a boring soundtrack.

What a joke! I can't believe i was duped into paying for a religious sermon of "Hope" for 2 hours. Very forgettable, thank goodness! The story itself was poorly written, even putting aside the obvious in-your-face, repetitive hope message. Not even worh the Netflix time to watch this. Actors were second rate except for the "Benefactor" who is well known in the movie industry and carries what little life this movie could muster. Too bad his talents is associated with this poor story line. What mega church paid to get this made ? Save your money and time, not recommended to watch, even for free.

Kristoffer Polaha and Neal McDonough are terrific. The movie really focuses on hope and endurance through faith in God. It moves fast and has lots of action and drama, yet a strong thread of fidelity and love. I have a few criticisms in the vein of "I would have done it this way". Clearly, these did not diminish the rating I gave. First, I would have Kevin as being more righteous (Job was righteous in his generation). Second, I would tone down the multiverse stuff (but I'm 61, so what do I know). Finally, (big spoiler alert) I would not have erased Kevin and Molly's son. I highly recommend this movie. It felt as good as anything from the major studios. It had very good effects, lots of twists, and a racially diverse cast (which, when appropriate, I am a fan off). Go see it, and take a friend.

Badly paced and borderline nonsensical. The religious allegory is muddied by the confusing sci-if integrations. Satan's whole chaos plan of shifting people around is absurd. The acting is very tv show-ish (if you know, you know). The whole premise begs WAY more questions than it answers. AND (probably least importantly, but still funnily) the main character's name is Kevin, which becomes hilarious as everyone whispers his name with reverence. Ugh. I'm a religious person, but I also like good stories and can tell a good movie when I see one. This was simply very very bad. I'd be embarrassed to watch this with a non-religious friend simply because the plot and acting are so wildly cringey.