Where Hope Grows

My hubby and I really enjoyed this movie! It was warmhearted and thoughtful. Also addressed the human spirit side, which is so important in these times we are living in. We especiallly appreciate how they made awareness for important issues such as mental disabilities, alcoholism, teenage sex. It really was a touching movie with a great unexpected twist at the end. Would definitely recommend this movie to any family.

For the most part, a very honest and well-performed and well-written story that celebrates the discovery of family, friendship, and the value we all have. Also to do with responsibility and learning to live lives of integrity. While the ending was both sad and inspiring in a way that I’m sure worked for a lot of people, it is where this movie for me went from earning 4-stars or more to only 3-stars. After a very honest and thoughtful reflection on theodicy offered up by the main character to his daughter, we are greeted with an ending that much like a lot of Christian cinema validates the notion that God must punish the sinner and reward the faithful - something that the world does not always see and that most Christian film continues to refuse to be honest about. Including this one. While I was impressed with the first 75 minutes of so, the conclusion felt forced, self-righteous, and familiar in a way that was unfortunate for me.

Yes it's flawed but it's still good. The pacing and editing left much to be desired at times but the acting was well done and it's on par with some other artsy Hollywood stuff. But it had a good message and the actors did well together. It's worth a watch. I appreciated the true and real view that just because we don't get everything we want doesn't mean God isn't there or that he doesn't love us. And to those "top critics" who were mad about the faith aspect. It's not like they hid it. You knew what you were getting into. That's not the movie's fault. Stop expecting some movies to be something other than what they are and you might enjoy them more.

Sad ending, but a super awesome family movie. The rating says nudity, language and sexual... I seen no nudity, the language was almost non existent and the sexual scene was nothing. Like Sound of Freedom, they just want to down play it.

This movie is so bad. It's like an after school special. Corny as hell.

How inspirational and moving was that! Such a touching story.

Thankfully it's not too preachy.

This an inspirational movie for the family. Interesting that the critics don't like God in a movie but they're perfectly fine sex, drugs, violence, etc.

Where Hope Grows is a tearjerking faith-based drama about friendship that rises on the strength of its cast of unknowns. It helps give those suffering from Down syndrome a sense of purpose and shows that God works in mysterious ways. What could've been a simple in-your-face cliche premise which failed to raise spirits as much as it tried to ends up being a smartly written drama with well-executed direction from Chris Dowling. Ignore the critics, folks. This one is a better-than-average Christian movie that tells a good story rather than simply just telling the viewers an uninteresting lesson.

Emotional but not memorable.