EVELYN
RATING: PG for thematic material and language.
STARRING: Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Marguiles, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Bates, John Lynch, and Sophie Vavasseur
DIRECTOR: Bruce Beresford
PRODUCERS: Kevan Barker, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Ohoven, and Beau St. Clair
WRITER: Paul Pender
GENRE: Historical Drama, based on a true story
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Adolescents and adults
SUMMARY: Set in 1953, Evelyn tells the story of a young Irish girl whose mother runs off with another man at Christmas. When here father Desmond, played superbly by Pierce Brosnan, can’t make ends meet, the government makes him turn his children over to the Catholic orphanages. Desmond works hard to get his children back, but the state blocks him at every turn. He convinces three attorneys to take his case. At the trial, his flaws come out, including his drinking out of depression and his throttling a nun who beat Evelyn.
With stellar acting and superb direction, Evelyn has been polished to absolute perfection. Smoking, drinking, minor violence, and foul language, recommend caution for younger children, though adolescents and adults will want to see God’s grace, mercy and miracles transform a hopeless situation into a triumphant victory for Jesus Christ. Showing the human condition in all its flaws, Evelyn is a brave, Christ-centered movie that will delight, encourage and touch everyone who sees it.
CONTENT: Very Christian worldview about morality triumphing with miracles, affirmation of Trinity, positive references to Jesus Christ, good Christians, and self-righteous, mean spirited nun; 13 obscenities and 10 profanities; man falls off wall, fist fight, nun slaps girl, nun paddles girl (discipline), man throttles nun, father has heart attack, and man chased through woods; passionate kissing; alcohol abuse which is rebuked.
TIME CHANGER
RATING: PG
STARRING: D. David Morin, Gavin MacLeod, Hal Linden, Jennifer O’Neill, Paul Rodriguez, Richard Riehle, John Valdertero, Brad Heller, Nan McNamara
DIRECTOR: Rich Christiano
PRODUCERS: Rich Christiano and Kevin Downes
CO-PRODUCERS: Bobby Downes and Geoff Ludlow
WRITER: Rich Christiano
DISTRIBUTOR: Five & Two Pictures
GENRE: Drama/Sci-Fi
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Adults & Older Children
SUMMARY: In Time Changer, a Bible professor from 1890 comes forward in time to the present via time machine and cannot believe how low society has fallen. Though lagging at times with lapses in dramatic tension, the movie is filled with imagination, interest and thought-provoking evangelistic themes. Movieguide is excited about Time Changer and this imaginative and courageous step into feature filmmaking. We pray that Rich Christiano, and all believers who are making these films, both learn of, and excel at, their craft.
Time Changer opens in 1890 at Grace Seminary. Mr. Carlisle is trying to get his colleagues to agree to have the seminary endorse his new book on morals. Professor Norris Anderson, played magnificently by Gavin MacLeod, refuses. He has the old-fashioned idea that morals can only be taught within the context of Jesus Christ. Eventually, Anderson gets Carlisle to come to his house where he has built a time machine. He soon persuades Carlisle to travel to 2001. When Carlisle gets there he’s shocked. A little girl steals his hot dog. When he catches her and tells her that it is wrong to steal, she replies, "Who says?" During his sojourn, he presents the Gospel clearly to people in need. The police, however, think he is impersonating someone form the 1890s. So the question is, will they capture him, or will he make it back to his time?
