I’m obviously biased, but I was very impressed with the quality of the film and the acting, and highly recommend it to you. It is rated PG and with the exception of the brief scenes around the attack itself, is appropriate for the whole family.
After viewing the film, I became aware that Bethany Hamilton’s faith in Christ and the faith of her family generated some controversy on the set. “I think to get anything in the film was a battle,” said Sarah Hill, Hamilton’s youth pastor at North Shore Christian Church (and played by Carrie Underwood). Hill was on the set often, and went on to say:
“Basically, what you’re doing is you have all these people who want to make a movie about Bethany and they don’t know the Lord and they don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus. For what we have in the movie it was such a battle.”
As always, well done, Phil. Keep up the good work.
Too bad that +Nazir-Ali is speaking in only three cities, but I love the “[i]Hold Fast[/i]” theme.
David Handy+