We Still Say Grace – Movie Review
Director: Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach
Writer: Brad Helmink, John Rauschelbach (Screenplay)
Cast
- Holly Taylor (The Americans)
- Bruce Davison (X-Men)
- Arianne Zucker
- Rita Volk
- Dallas Hart
- Frankie Wolf (Monsters and Men)
- Xavier J Watson
Plot: The teenage daughter of a religious fanatic attempts to escape her father’s delusional suicide pact after three strangers break down near her family’s remote rural compound.
Runtime: 1 Hour 34 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: We Still Say Grace starts when a religious figure Harold (Davison) prepares his family for their greater cause. His wife Betty (Zucker) and teenage daughters Maggie (Taylor) and Sarah (Volk). One day, they get visited by three strangers Fisher (Hart), Randy (Wolf) and Luke (Watson).
However, as the guys wait to fix their vehicle, Maggie starts having her head turned by the wider world she has never seen. Meanwhile, Harold continues trying to control the situation and ensure his family remains in line.
Verdict on We Still Say Grace
We Still Say Grace is a thriller following a religious family preparing to commit their right of passage. However, three strangers turn the heads of one of the daughters leading to a change in mentality and ruining the father’s plan.
This movie shows the dangers behind cult mentality and how it creates a desire to learn more, by controlling people. It creates an uneasy tension as one of the members of the family wants more from life after learning there is more. There is a feeling of dread as we wait to see what the father will do to protect his family. While, a threatening feeling when things don’t go to plan.
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Final Thoughts – We Still Say Grace is filled with dread and uncertainty.
