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* DesignatedHero: Clara is meant to be portrayed as a wise, EccentricMentor to Elizabeth who's experience helps her during a tough part of her life. The thing is, she comes across as [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior passive-aggressive to the people around her in a way that was meant to be charming]], but ends up making her look InnocentlyInsensitive. She rebukes Elizabeth's woes about her husband's abusive behavior as "whining" and tells her that she should think of how ''she'' should change to suit ''his'' needs ([[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming essentially blaming her for her husband's abusive behavior]]), proselytizes to everyone she meets in the movie, and her advice boils down to "pray and it'll sort itself out." The fact that she was written by two white guys doesn't help.

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* DesignatedHero: Clara is meant to be portrayed as a wise, EccentricMentor to Elizabeth who's experience helps her during a tough part of her life. The thing is, she comes across as [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior passive-aggressive to the people around her in a way that was meant to be charming]], but ends up making her look InnocentlyInsensitive. She pries into Elizabeth's religious and personal business, rebukes Elizabeth's woes about her husband's abusive behavior as "whining" and tells her that she should think of how ''she'' should change to suit ''his'' needs ([[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming essentially blaming her for her husband's abusive behavior]]), proselytizes to everyone she meets in the movie, and her advice boils down to "pray and it'll sort itself out." The fact that she was written by two white guys doesn't help.
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* DesignatedHero: Clara is meant to be portrayed as a wise, EccentricMentor to Elizabeth who's experience helps her during a tough part of her life. The thing is, she comes across as [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior passive-aggressive to the people around her in a way that was meant to be charming]], but ends up making her look InnocentlyInsensitive. She rebukes Elizabeth's woes about her husband's abusive behavior as "whining" and tells her that she should think of how ''she'' should change to suit him (essentially blaming her for her husband's abusive behavior), and her advice boils down to "pray and it'll sort itself out." The fact that she was written by two white guys doesn't help.

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* DesignatedHero: Clara is meant to be portrayed as a wise, EccentricMentor to Elizabeth who's experience helps her during a tough part of her life. The thing is, she comes across as [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior passive-aggressive to the people around her in a way that was meant to be charming]], but ends up making her look InnocentlyInsensitive. She rebukes Elizabeth's woes about her husband's abusive behavior as "whining" and tells her that she should think of how ''she'' should change to suit him (essentially ''his'' needs ([[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming essentially blaming her for her husband's abusive behavior), behavior]]), proselytizes to everyone she meets in the movie, and her advice boils down to "pray and it'll sort itself out." The fact that she was written by two white guys doesn't help.
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* DesignatedHero: Clara is meant to be portrayed as a wise, EccentricMentor to Elizabeth who's experience helps her during a tough part of her life. The thing is, she comes across as [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior passive-aggressive to the people around her in a way that was meant to be charming]], but ends up making her look InnocentlyInsensitive. She rebukes Elizabeth's woes about her husband's abusive behavior as "whining" and tells her that she should think of how ''she'' should change to suit him (essentially blaming her for her husband's abusive behavior), and her advice boils down to "pray and it'll sort itself out." The fact that she was written by two white guys doesn't help.
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** The film, ostensibly about a couple turning to faith during a rough patch in their marriage, imparts the message that {{Satan}} is responsible for a verbally abusive and adulterous husband's behavior, and all his wife needs to do is pray for him. This is particularly dangerous, as many abuse victims stay with their partners precisely because they believe it's their responsibility to "save" their abusers.
** A subplot of the film has T.J. making thousands of dollars by stealing and selling his company's drugs. After he finds the Lord, he ''takes the stolen goods back to his boss'', practically ensuring major prosecution. The boss is so moved, he lets the whole thing ''slide'' - a move that, aside from being grossly irresponsible, suggests that being sufficiently Christian will spare you from the real-world consequences of poor or bad decisions; even a cursory reading of Literature/TheBible will not support such a moral.

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** The film, ostensibly about a couple turning to faith during a rough patch in their marriage, imparts the message that {{Satan}} is responsible for a verbally abusive and adulterous husband's behavior, and all his wife needs to do is pray for him. This is particularly dangerous, as dangerous since many abuse victims stay with their partners precisely because they believe it's their responsibility to "save" their abusers.
** A subplot of the film has T.J. making thousands of dollars by stealing and selling his company's drugs. After he finds the Lord, he ''takes takes the leftover stolen goods back to his boss'', boss, practically ensuring major prosecution. The boss is so moved, he lets later tells him that ''he'll let the whole thing ''slide'' slide'' - a move that, aside from being grossly irresponsible, suggests that being sufficiently Christian will spare you from the real-world consequences of poor or bad decisions; even a cursory reading of Literature/TheBible will not support such a moral.



** Elizabeth is walking around and raving like a complete maniac at the Devil that he can't have her marriage, husband or daughter, then stomps back into the house...and immediately stomps back out of the house and begins raving again, starting with "And another thing!" This is all played as a completely normal thing to do instead of the unhinged ramblings of a religious fanatic who is going off the deep end.

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** Elizabeth is walking around and raving like a complete maniac at the Devil that he can't have her marriage, husband husband, or daughter, then stomps back into the house...and immediately stomps back out of the house and begins raving again, starting with "And another thing!" This is all played as a completely normal thing to do instead of the unhinged ramblings of a religious fanatic who is going off the deep end.



** Clara somehow scaring off the mugger who had her and Elizabeth at knife point by invoking Jesus's name.

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** Clara somehow scaring off the mugger who had her and Elizabeth at knife point by invoking Jesus's Jesus' name.
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** Clara somehow scaring off the mugger who had them at knifepoint by invoking Jesus's name.
* {{Padding}}: An entire scene is dedicated to Danielle's jump rope competition. It has nothing to do with the story and only serves to make Tony look like a good father and to pad the runtime to two hours.

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** Clara somehow scaring off the mugger who had them her and Elizabeth at knifepoint knife point by invoking Jesus's name.
* {{Padding}}: An entire scene is dedicated to Danielle's jump rope competition. It has nothing to do with the story and only serves to make Tony look like a good father and to help pad the runtime to two hours.
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** A subplot of the film has the husband, Tony, making thousands of dollars by stealing and selling his company's drugs. After he finds the Lord, he ''takes the stolen goods back to his boss'', practically ensuring major prosecution. The boss is so moved, he lets the whole thing ''slide'' - a move that, aside from being grossly irresponsible, suggests that being sufficiently Christian will spare you from the real-world consequences of poor or bad decisions; even a cursory reading of Literature/TheBible will not support such a moral.

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** A subplot of the film has the husband, Tony, T.J. making thousands of dollars by stealing and selling his company's drugs. After he finds the Lord, he ''takes the stolen goods back to his boss'', practically ensuring major prosecution. The boss is so moved, he lets the whole thing ''slide'' - a move that, aside from being grossly irresponsible, suggests that being sufficiently Christian will spare you from the real-world consequences of poor or bad decisions; even a cursory reading of Literature/TheBible will not support such a moral.



** Tony selling his company's drugs to the black market is completely nonsensical considering how very well-off he and Elizabeth are. It only serves to show how much of a scumbag he initially was.
** Clara somehow scaring off the punk who had them at knifepoint by invoking Jesus's name.

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** Tony T.J. selling his company's drugs to the black market is completely nonsensical considering how very well-off he and Elizabeth are. It only serves to show how much of a scumbag he initially was.
** Clara somehow scaring off the punk mugger who had them at knifepoint by invoking Jesus's name.

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** Tony selling his company's drugs to the black market is completely nonsensical considering how very well-off he and his wife are. It only serves to show how much of a scumbag he initially was.

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** Tony selling his company's drugs to the black market is completely nonsensical considering how very well-off he and his wife Elizabeth are. It only serves to show how much of a scumbag he initially was.was.
** Clara somehow scaring off the punk who had them at knifepoint by invoking Jesus's name.

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* {{Narm}}: The entire movie is 10 pounds of Narm stuffed into a 5-pound bag, but one scene really takes the cake - Elizabeth is walking around and raving like a complete maniac at the Devil that he can't have her marriage, husband or daughter, then stomps back into the house...and immediately stomps back out of the house and begins raving again, starting with "And another thing!" This is all played as a completely normal thing to do instead of the unhinged ramblings of a religious fanatic who is going off the deep end.

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* {{Narm}}: The entire movie is 10 pounds of Narm stuffed into a 5-pound bag, but one scene really takes the cake - {{Narm}}:
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Elizabeth is walking around and raving like a complete maniac at the Devil that he can't have her marriage, husband or daughter, then stomps back into the house...and immediately stomps back out of the house and begins raving again, starting with "And another thing!" This is all played as a completely normal thing to do instead of the unhinged ramblings of a religious fanatic who is going off the deep end.end.
** Tony selling his company's drugs to the black market is completely nonsensical considering how very well-off he and his wife are. It only serves to show how much of a scumbag he initially was.
* {{Padding}}: An entire scene is dedicated to Danielle's jump rope competition. It has nothing to do with the story and only serves to make Tony look like a good father and to pad the runtime to two hours.

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** A subplot of the film has the husband, Tony, making thousands of dollars by stealing and selling his company's drugs. After he finds the Lord, he ''takes the stolen goods back to his boss'', all but insuring major prosecution. The boss is so moved, he lets the whole thing ''slide'' - imparting the message that being sufficiently Christian will spare one from real world consequences of actions; even a cursory reading of Literature/TheBible will not support such a moral.
* {{Narm}}: The entire movie is ten pounds of Narm stuffed into a five-pound bag but one scene really takes the cake: Elizabeth is walking around and raving like a complete maniac at the Devil that he can't have her marriage, husband or daughter, then stomps back into the house...and immediately stomps back out of the house and begins raving again, starting with "And another thing!" This is all played as a completely normal thing to do instead of the unhinged ramblings of a religious fanatic who is going off the deep end.

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** A subplot of the film has the husband, Tony, making thousands of dollars by stealing and selling his company's drugs. After he finds the Lord, he ''takes the stolen goods back to his boss'', all but insuring practically ensuring major prosecution. The boss is so moved, he lets the whole thing ''slide'' - imparting the message a move that, aside from being grossly irresponsible, suggests that being sufficiently Christian will spare one you from real world the real-world consequences of actions; poor or bad decisions; even a cursory reading of Literature/TheBible will not support such a moral.
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* {{Narm}}: The entire movie is ten 10 pounds of Narm stuffed into a five-pound bag 5-pound bag, but one scene really takes the cake: cake - Elizabeth is walking around and raving like a complete maniac at the Devil that he can't have her marriage, husband or daughter, then stomps back into the house...and immediately stomps back out of the house and begins raving again, starting with "And another thing!" This is all played as a completely normal thing to do instead of the unhinged ramblings of a religious fanatic who is going off the deep end.end.
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** The film, ostensibly about a couple turning to faith during a rough patch in their marriage, imparts the message that {{Satan}} is responsible for a verbally abusive and adulterous husband's behavior, and all his wife needs to do is pray for him. This is particularly dangerous, as many abuse victims stay with their partners precisely because they believe it's their responsibility to "save" their abusers.
** A subplot of the film has the husband, Tony, making thousands of dollars by stealing and selling his company's drugs. After he finds the Lord, he ''takes the stolen goods back to his boss'', all but insuring major prosecution. The boss is so moved, he lets the whole thing ''slide'' - imparting the message that being sufficiently Christian will spare one from real world consequences of actions; even a cursory reading of Literature/TheBible will not support such a moral.
* {{Narm}}: The entire movie is ten pounds of Narm stuffed into a five-pound bag but one scene really takes the cake: Elizabeth is walking around and raving like a complete maniac at the Devil that he can't have her marriage, husband or daughter, then stomps back into the house...and immediately stomps back out of the house and begins raving again, starting with "And another thing!" This is all played as a completely normal thing to do instead of the unhinged ramblings of a religious fanatic who is going off the deep end.

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