Rotten
With little in the way of story or spectacle to offer nonbelievers, the film itself just preaches to the choir.
Eric Hynes, L.A. Weekly
Letters to God
Given the right address, anything is possible.
2010 · 1h 50m · PG
Drama, Family
Directed by
David Nixon
,
Patrick Doughtie
Overview
A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman, with a troubled life of his own, becomes entangled in the boy's journey and his family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he's lost through his alcohol addiction.
Director and cast
- David Nixon Director
- Patrick Doughtie Director
- Robyn Lively as Maddy Doherty
- Jeffrey Johnson as Brady McDaniels
- Bailee Madison as Sam
- Maree Cheatham as Olivia
- Tanner Maguire as Tyler Doherty
- Michael Bolten as Ben Doherty
- Ralph Waite as Mr. Perryfield
- Dennis Neal as Lester Stevens
- Cris Cunningham as Carl Landers
- Tom Nowicki Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
26%
Tomatometer
Rotten
There are so many characters basing their actions on what Jesus would do that Jesus just about deserves a co-screenwriting credit.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
This faith-based/fact-based inspirational weepie allows no one to escape the saintlike glow of its terminally ill protagonist.
Justin Chang, Variety
Rotten
While Letters to God is certainly family-friendly, the blandness robs it of whatever emotion or redemption the filmmakers were shooting for.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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