Plot Summary
Meghan Dohery loves making and spending lots of money. She is on the verge of another multi-million dollar business deal and all she has to do is fly out to the middle of the desert and convince the owners of the land she is trying to buy that they need to take her deal before the bank forecloses. But little does she know that it’s not going to be as simple as she thinks when the land owners decide she needs to see what life is really like outside of the fast lane for a change.
Production Quality (1 point)
God’s Country is a production that is pretending to be better than it is. This is evident in the use of fake sets and locations. The video quality and camera work are fine, but the audio quality is inconsistent and the soundtrack is juvenile. The editing is choppy and there is a lot of reused footage to pump the runtime. Basically, this is a half-rate effort that takes a lot of shortcuts. In the grand scheme of things, was it really worth it?
Plot and Storyline Quality (0 points)
God’s Country is an extremely formulaic and childish storyline. Filled with tons of information dump dialogue, the premise is a ridiculously cheesy and worn out plot about a stereotypical city character being forced to live outside of their element, not to mention a save the camp plot. All of the characters fit into silly stereotypical molds. The plot progresses predictably and sometimes even seems to be unintentionally making a joke out of Christians. The Christian message is plastic and forced and the ending leaves the audience wondering why they just watched this movie. There is nothing that sets it apart from your average stupid film with a Christian label.
Acting Quality (1 point)
Jenn Gotzon plays herself in this movie, which is what she does best. Elsewhere, line delivery is very quick and forced and emotions are sappy. Makeup and costuming are also absurd for certain characters. This is basically a phoned-in performance.
Conclusion
What is the point of movies like this? Ripping off a predictable and overused plot idea in a lazy fashion is one of the worst things you can do in Christian entertainment. Movies like God’s Country only further hurt the reputation of Christian film and make it a laughingstock. Unless you want to laugh at nonsense, don’t waste your time on this one.
Final Rating: 2 out of 10 points
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