When I read up
on the movie, I was very expectant because on IMDb it seemed to have a high
approval rating from the audience. But after watching it, I felt the movie is a
little overrated. Now, Finding Normal is not a bad Christian movie,
nor is it a shallow production. In fact, the production and setting are well
done, and after watching, I have to give kudos to the actors—they did a good
job. But Finding Normal is very subtle and will only fit as a good
sit-at-home movie to watch with a friend, not in a gathering, as some may doze
off.
Finding Normal has
a story that feels more like a lift or a Christian version of Doc
Hollywood. Doc Hollywood has been remembered lately thanks to
Disney/Pixar, as their Cars movie is like an animated version
of Doc Hollywood rather than a homegrown story from the studio. Finding
Normal is also similar, as stated above—it’s the Christian version of the
1991 Michael J. Fox hit Doc Hollywood.
The movie’s plot
is about a woman named Dr. Lisa Leyland, who has multiple unpaid speeding
tickets and was speeding to go be with her boyfriend when she got stopped in a
town called Normal. There, her unpaid speeding tickets were discovered, and she
was faced with either jail time or community service.
She decided to
opt for community service, where she would serve as the town’s doctor. While
she was hurrying to complete her service and get out of the town, certain
incidents began to happen that made her start to love the place. Soon, she was
caught in the middle of deciding whether to go or stay.
Finding Normal is
a good family Christian movie, but it’s very predictable, and its script could
have been better if more work had been put into it.
This movie was
released this year, and I believe it could have been done better. It seems the
effort used in making this movie could have been used elsewhere because the
movie is so predictable. It was a thought to sit through.
The long
conclusion is that Christian movies are hard to make, mostly because you won’t
see big studios parting with huge budgets to produce them. But when you do see
a good one—or in this case, an average one—you tend to really appreciate the
effort put into it, as it gives you hope that sometime soon, Christian movies
are going to be just as great as their secular counterparts.
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