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Title: Anti-Christian spin
Review: Katherine Paterson was the daughter of Christian missionaries; her children's books evidence her faith and understanding of the human condition - especially as it pertains to the very real world of children. Sadly, this film uses Paterson's story to present Christians as depressed, dark, repulsive people. In the end, Biblical truth is pushed aside rather powerfully by the harsh father of the Christian family at an extremely emotional moment. Instead of celebrating faith, this film seems to deliberately undermine it. I grant it two stars for the creativity of the fantasy land and for the delightful performance of the young female lead - but I would never recommend it to anyone.
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