I'm currently a Sophomore at PHC. I love the school. I also happen to be in agreement with most of this movie's political and religious philosophy.With that said, this film has many problems. The movie moves far too quickly, jumping hours in a single shot. There are also numerous stereotypes of PHC students and people who were homeschooled, from the need for "commitment" before getting in a car with a woman to proposing to the dad instead of the woman. (The latter isn't seen but is sort of implied by the final line of dialogue in the movie.)(Also, the movie is aimed at a faith-based audience. So why does it include a quick shot of a lady checking out Rachel's rear at work? That felt way out of place.)It's not the worst movie out there, for sure. But unless you're a PHC student watching this to make fun of it, odds are you'll be very disappointed.

This low budget movie of the week reject is nothing but Christian propaganda about abortion. Every character in the film with exception to the main characters mother is pro life. Of course they are all sweat, well mannered intelligent people. The father is even a biology professor, that believes the world is only 6 thousand years old. How could you not get on board with all the people in this film. They are all so wonderful.Except for the the evil secular mother, that just happens to be lawyer fighting against parental consent. She's tearing the family apart. Always working. Passing her workload onto her son (who is going to a Christian law school). Ignoring the family. Being passive aggressive towards her sons love interest. Even eating the last piece of her sons apple pie. Oh yeah, she's also a moral relativist. EVIL! If you are an evangelical Christian, you'll probably think that this is the greatest film of all time. Even better than "Expelled". As is evident by the positive comments here. Everyone else. Take a pass.

This review is just about as diametrically opposite of the last reviewer as you can get. This was never made as a 'for profit' work, so trying to 'capitalize' is rather silly; money, capital, is not an issue. Sure, court IS boring, even more boring than most sports events. Both do have most of the people sitting around and waiting, and most uninvolved. But for the people involved in any court case, the emotions are very real and very important. This film is really about seeing things from another person's perspective; walking a mile in the other person's shoes. Had the first reviewer even bothered to watch to the end he would have realized that. The 'villain' of the first 90% of the film is finally realized to be simply a victim herself. That's what makes this a good film; the empathy one ends up feeling. Is it moralistic? Sure. Has that become a problem today? Sure, it deals with abortion in a far more real way than the slogans and platitudes normal given. It also deals with marriage problems in a better way than any current film short of "Fireproof". Is the sound track up to par? Please, this was a student film. You can't expect that. It might just be the best student film I've ever seen.

For a micro-budget movie, this movie will get you thinking, and surpasses most others in quality, though the low budget does show. The story does indeed hold up, and it presents some powerful arguments - especially knowing it's based on a real moot court case by the sponsoring college. This is definitely worth a watch and it will certainly get people talking together afterward! Courtroom dramas have historically held up as dramatic vehicles, and does so here. Camera moves are too limited, due I'm sure to the budget constraints preventing a dolly or steady-cam. But the heart that comes through this picture makes it well worth watching. And could it be more timely, even after the election? Perhaps it is more so.