Kevin Garner [Polaha] meets the love of his life, Molly [Tabish], at a bar just after losing his job. He's a recovering alcoholic who stumbles to get back on his feet, even after raising a small family. After having an argument with his wife, he goes to work, loses his job and on his way home he is in a car accident. He awakens to find himself being talked to a man called "The Benefactor" [McDonough], who approaches Garner, telling him that his life has essentially been "adjusted" for the needs of the Benefactors life plan. Garner is tempted at a change in his life, but feels that something is wrong and begins to pray to God for direction, which forces the Benefactor away, and Garner finds himself in a strange world, where everyone is afraid and unable to break away from a city filled with less spiritual people and godlike guidance in their lives. He begins to suspect that The Benefactor may be Satan, straying him away from a honest, spiritual life. He outsmarts the demon to find his way to a new life, a strong marriage, and a family that every man could dream for.
THE GOOD - There's a strong, modest start to the story telling. The plot is pretty strong with some shocking twists and turns. Visual effects are impressive and the sound is pristine. Neal McDonough looked comfortable bringing the character of The Benefactor to life, giving him a mysterious and dubious presentation.
THE BAD - Low Quality 4K cinematography with some very amateur camera tricks and special effects that all look pretty outdated. Poloaha's performance lacked a real life quality essential to make the character of Garner feel realistic enough to make you care. The supporting actors were plenty, but their performances were anything but marginal to effect the outcome of the films plot.
POSTMORTEM - After watching a one minute clip trailer to this film somewhere, I was driven to watch it and hope that the rest of the film delivered a dramatic, paranormal, and exciting product. The entire story fell apart after the plateau of the features most climactic arc, during the first ten minutes of the film. There are wasted efforts trying to present misdirection when the obvious plot line was presented after the initial introduction of The Benefactor. This isn't a good movie. There's very little entertainment and the director certainly fails to deliver a gospel-like message at the end of the fairy tale.
⭐️⭐️💫 [2.5 of 5 Stars]
