“Shack” Review

Based on the  New York Times best seller by Wm. Paul Young, The Shack is the first truly inspiration story of the year as you see the struggle of Mack as he goes from having everything in life to losing the one thing that begins to unravel his family’s whole existence, as he grapples with the ultimate question, “How could God let that happen?” The story tugs  at the heartstrings as it shows a God fearing man, and challenges everything that Mack Phillips believes. Now in the midst of his grief, Mack receives a letter from God, to which he makes the journey back to the shack that took his youngest daughter in order to find the ultimate forgiveness that everyone hopes to find.

The Shack stars Sam Worthington as Mack as he meets God, or Papa (Octavia Spencer),  who he remembers from a young child as being the one who helps him see the light in the mist of his abusive father.  The film also stars Tim McGraw as his friend, who helps him throughout his journey.  At 2 hrs and 10 minutes, the Shack is sure to have you tearing up with the deepest emotion as the powerful acting of the entire cast brings even more depth to such a powerful story.

The Shack came out the first weekend in March and has already brought in over 20 million at the box office and is said to be the seventh highest grossing Christian film thus far.  It’s currently playing in a theater near you.

“Figures” Expands Box Office

The Fox Drama about the silent women who made our voyage to the moon a success is bringing even more people to the movies as it expands its reach to even more theaters this weekend.

Hidden Figures stars Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae as the first African American women in NASA, who ultimately aided the United States to be the first to get to the moon successfully, despite racial tendency that they faced as being the first of their kind in the program.

Set in the historic 1960’s, Hidden Figures captures the real life struggles of African American women during that time and all three actresses were stunning in their portrayals, powerful and delivered what is sure to be award winning performances.

Hidden Figures also stars Kevin Costner and Kirsten Dunst as side line characters who ultimately adds to the tension and makes the movie all it can possibly be.  The real life drama came out on Christmas Day to a limited audience and henceforth has already topped 2 million domestically,  expanding to even more theaters near you beginning this weekend.

See it this weekend, or next for Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend.  You won’t be sorry.