In fact, most of the performances, whether it's due to the way Silverman shoots it (or overly lights the scene), or due to average-at-best acting in general, just feel too self-aware and forced. And then there's her mom's overall rather wooden presence. For example, most of the setup scenes early on in the film are awkwardly dull, with Grace longingly viewing a music video on her laptop or some of the basic dialog scenes.
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Silverman (2009's so-so romantic drama, No Greater Love) shows he's capable enough to piece together a movie, but he doesn't always seem to know how to direct a scene to make it interesting or engaging enough. As a life lesson, that's a realistic example of how we seem to learn best-the hard way.īut Grace Unplugged, with all of its good intentions, flounders at times more than it should. It's one of those tales where the main character has to learn the hard way to realize the way they went about pursuing their dream probably wasn't the right way to do it. The story never really pegs either side as wrong or right as they both end up making mistakes and seeing their fair share of troubles. Johnny firmly believes Grace is completely outside of God's will, while Grace just wants to prove herself and pursue her musical dreams. From the time Grace leaves her Alabama home, you can pretty much guess where it's going to go-especially if you know the music industry at all. As a teenage girl who's lived her whole life under the umbrella of a Christian home, Grace is poised to get a rude awakening as she's groomed for the spotlight by people whose only goal is to make her the next big thing.Īs you can imagine, Grace Unplugged is a prodigal story. The talent-seeking manager is elated by Grace's talent and invites her to head to California in pursuit of her dream, and she does so by slipping quietly out of the house, leaving just a note for her parents. But Grace decides to go behind her father's back, record a demo of her singing her father's one big hit, and sends it off to Mossy. When Johnny's old manager, Mossy, shows up one day to invite Johnny back into the mainstream music world, he turns it down.
However, Johnny and Grace butt heads frequently, disagreeing on what she wants in her life and what her future should look like.
He's still involved in music, often co-leading worship with his 18-year-old daughter, Grace. Grace Unplugged is an indie family film that takes a close look at the family of Johnny, a one-hit-wonder in the mainstream music biz who has since turned his life toward Christ and works as a worship pastor at his church. Almost anyone of any age with a cell phone that can take video can amass thousands or even millions of viewers on a YouTube channel. One cannot argue that we live in a day in age where fame is pretty easy to come by.
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