Plot Summary
David and Brayden are best friends, but when David marries the woman Brayden always loved, their friendship is greatly strained. Brayden buries his sorrow in a relationship of his own, but he still stews and lets his anger grow. Eventually, he is unable to contain it all and acts in desperation. In the aftermath, will David be able to show the forgiveness that his wife always talked about?
Production Quality (1.5 points)
As another well-funded low-key production, Seventy Times Seven at least appears to have some funding well spent. Video quality and camera work are fine, as is audio quality for once, even though the soundtrack is mindless. Sets and locations are limited like usual, but props show some improvement. Finally, there is once again no editing present as pretty much all available content is presented. In the end, while this production shows some better stewardship of resources when compared to other Strong Foundation Films, it still only comes out as average.
Plot and Storyline Quality (0 points)
Similarly, this storyline is really no better than other Strong Foundation attempts at plots. The characters are still empty and one-dimensional due to be drive by juvenile and simplistic dialogue. There isn’t really enough plot content to sustain a full-length film, thus there are a lot of filler scenes. Random things seem to happen for no particular reason, including some strange and laughable asides. Finally, the Christian message doesn’t seem authentic and the overall thrust of the film is uninspiring. Though it’s likely that Sun Hui East and her team mean well, they need to invest in better screenwriting.
Acting Quality (1 point)
Though this cast shows some more skills than past Strong Foundation casts, Josiah David Warren’s constant screen-time dominance always puts a damper on things due to his very unsure nature. There is a lot of forced drama among these cast members and not enough professional line delivery. While there is some good here, it’s not enough.
Conclusion
The film-making model adapted by companies like Strong Foundation, the one that advocates putting out as many films as possible, can give the company experience making productions, but it certainly does not produce quality movies. We don’t need more low-quality Christian films flooding the market. It would be one thing if companies would make beta test films that were not released, but this is not usually the case. Maybe one day companies like Strong Foundation will finally hit the mark they are aiming for.
Final Rating: 2.5 out of 10 points
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