The story of the biblical King David from his time as a shepherd to defeating Goliath on to becoming king.
With apologies to Angel Studios who is releasing this, I'm not certain who this film is for. Looking and acting like a kids film for much of the time (the characters are carttony) , the film deals with serious matters. Some of the court intrigue is going to go right over the head of most of of the kids, if it doesn't bore them. The problem is that the film runs two hours and it feels like two different films, with what happens before Goliath falls being much more interesting than what follows.
Not helping things are the songs. Constructed to sound like pop hits the songs seem randomly placed rather than in places that will move the plot. Sequences seem to be there just for a musical number to keep the audience watching. The songs aren't bad but they just don't really hit.
When you consider my words concerning the film remember I am the wrong audience. I am not six, nor the sort of Christian that this is aimed at. Had a friend not told me that this was a great film I would have skipped it. Its exactly the sort of faith based cartoon I thought it would be. If you like this sort of thing I suspect that you'll eat it up, though I really suspect that your kids will tune out in the second half.
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