The Song (2014)
Aspiring singer-songwriter Jed King struggles to catch a break and escape the long shadow of his father, a country music legend. After reluctantly accepting a gig at a local vineyard harvest festival, Jed is love-struck by the vineyard owner’s daughter, Rose, and a romance quickly blooms. Soon after their wedding, Jed writes Rose “The Song,” which becomes a breakout hit. Thrust into a life of stardom and a world of temptation in the form of fellow performer Shelby Bale, Jed’s life and marriage begin to fall apart.
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Strong and Moving!
Highly Overrated But Still Good
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Cheap cult-based story. Couldn't finish (life's too short!). This is for the deeply Christian believer who loves the Bible being quoted to him/her as the story unfolds. Leave it for Sunday School!
I first heard about this movie on the local Christian radio station and thought it sounded too sappy and unrealistic. Then I noticed the reviews it was getting. Really good reviews actually! Even from "secular" sources. So we went to see it and were not disappointed at all. Based on King Solomon, the movie didn't sugar-coat any of the ugliness of reality, and I appreciated how true to life the movie was. Right from the start it was captivated. The music was unexpectedly enjoyable too. I laughed, contemplated my own marriage and I got choked up (no tears fell😉). I left the movie with a better understanding of God's plan for marriage. I was ready to give my marriage all that God had planned for us! I wish it had done better at the box office because it was deserved. I look forward to watching it again and plan on buying copies for other couples I know! See this movie!
I did not know what to expect when I saw the screening of this movie, and boy was I surprised. I knew it was based on the life of King Solomon but nothing else. The script and acting quality was top-notch, and the directing was well executed. I was drawn into the storyline and found myself rooting for the characters. It was a wonderful movie to take my wife to for our anniversary, and we found ourselves talking about it for days after we saw it. The movie is intense at times and probably not suitable for young children, but I highly recommend it for teens and up!
Great story, great acting, great music, great message. You can't go wrong with this one! Its a love story but also has the excitement of music and life on the road. It deals with real life issues with couples and the struggles of relationships. The music scenes alone are worth seeing it. Wonderfully crafted songs with great musicianship and slick performance footage. The cinematography is beautifully done. The three lead actors are new to the craft and pull their rolls of great. "Faith-based" films too often shy away from issues of sex, drugs, drinking, affairs, and marital struggles, but not this one. It hits hard and goes deep. It is layered with parallels to king David's and Solomon's lives, and the narration is straight from Solomon's writings.