Bells of Innocence
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Movie Reviews of Bells of Innocence
Movie Review: INTERESTING, YET POWERFUL.
Summary: 4 Stars
Great story and performances from the main characters. It is encouraging and refreshing to see Chuck Norris doing a movie outside the Hollywood main stream, and being used as a spiritual instrument of God and the "angelic bright side".Movie Review: Texas Ranger turned ?
Summary: 4 Stars
Obviously low budget, interesting premise, kind of surprising for Christians who know about Chuck Norris' conversion.Movie Review: Hmmm...
Summary: 3 Stars
The acting wasn't very good. Chuck's son can act a little better. The story is pretty strange. It seemed like a mess to me. 3/4 thru the movie I wondered how they came up with some of the story---it seems so bizarre. As the story plays out it's pretty predictable. It's easy to tell that Matthew (Chuck) is an angel. The fact that the lead would fall for the little girl wasn't very convincing to me. The villian in the film is a great actor, but the bad acting and the obvious really make this film lose its luster. The part where the three of them walk through the town like they're going to the OK Corral for a fight was weak and so cliche. I realized shortly after I started watching it that it wasn't going to be very spectacular. I guess I hoped for something better and ended up disappointed. On a good note, the music and special effects were pretty darn good (3 stars). If you like Chuck Norris' acting then you might enjoy this film. Otherwise, I don't see much to like here. The film is a very strange way to get across a christian message.Movie Review: Hmmm...
Summary: 3 Stars
The acting wasn't very good. Chuck's son can act a little better than his father. The story is pretty strange. It seemed like a mess to me. The villian in the film is a great actor, but the bad acting and the obvious really make this film lose its luster. The part where the three of them walk through the town like they're going to the OK Corral for a fight was weak and so cliche. I realized shortly after I started watching it that it wasn't going to be very spectacular. I guess I hoped it would get better, but it never did. On a good note, the music and special effects were pretty darn good (3 stars). If you like Chuck Norris then you might enjoy this film. Otherwise, I don't see much to like here. The film is a very strange way to get across a christian message and you'll be scratching your head trying to figure out what the writers were thinking.Movie Review: Disappointing Effort From "Walker Texas Ranger".
Summary: 2 Stars
Let me preface this review by saying that I am a big fan of Chuck Norris. From everything I've read about him, I admire him very much persoanlly and as a martial artist myself with a black belt in karate, it goes without saying that I enjoy his films as well.
Which is why I was so disappointed when I purchased and saw this movie.
I've usually enjoyed movies that have religious overtones and depict the timeless struggle between the forces of good versus the forces of evil. One needs to look no further than films like The Omen and The Exorcist, for example, to see how well these films can be made.
And while The Bells of Innocence - about this same struggle in a remote area of Texas - certainly sounded like it had all the "right stuff". it, unfortunately, did not manage to pull it off.
Firstly, with the exception of Chuck, who had a relatively small role in Bells, the rest of the actors were absolutely dreadful. As much as I like Chuck, it's unlikely that you will ever see him garner any Best Acting awards. However, compared to the "stiffs" in this film, Chuck comes off looking like Laurence Olivier..!!
With respect to the plot, it's one of those films that you think is going to "break out" at any moment and generate something resembling a plot. But it never does..!! A half an hour goes by - then an hour and it really hasn't grabbed your interest any more than it had it the first 5 minutes. Here's a town that supposedly has been taken over by the forces of darkness, however, these "guys" seem to be about as sinister as smurfs.!
Lastly, I suspect this film was made on the cheap - and it looks the part. Now I've seem a few low budget films that worked very well as a result of good writing, good direction and good acting..!
But take my word for it - this is not one of them.!!
If like me, you're a big fan of Chuck and are thinking of buying and/or watching this movie primarily because Chuck is in it - resist the temptation and take a pass on.
Otherwise, you'll be sorry..!!