New Hope

Was Unsure Beforehand but Really Enjoyed this Film
Minister Alex Evans (denomination unidentified, but obviously mainline, fairly conservative Protestant) and his family move from Colorado to a small southern town that is still reeling from the suicide of high school basketball star Chase Green the year before. Michael, the minister's son, takes Chase's place on the team, begins a relationship with Chase's decidedly non-Christian girlfriend, Jasmine, and is antagonized by Chase's angry, grief-stricken, star center brother, Lucas.

NEW HOPE is, of course, from R-Squared Productions, a Christian film company, so there is little or no sex, gore, violence, profanity, etc. Not rated, but would almost certainly be a "PG": Tame stuff, but not completely Hallmark in all respects--it does show a condom in one scene. This film is certainly open to criticism for being sappy and cornballish in many spots, but it's not-so in many others. NEW HOPE honestly, originally, and often quite humorously addresses many pertinent issues: e.g., the...

NEW HOPE
I WOULD THINK IT WILL BE A HELPFUL & ENCOURAGING VIDEO FOR CHURCH YOUTH AND THEIR LEADERS TO WATCH EVEN IF THERE IS NO SUICIDE INVOLVED.

Great movie!
Great movie to watch with my teenage daughter! It showed teeenagers making good choices that are hard to make. That is rare in movies today.

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