Review of Shadowheart

This is a poorly made and unintelligently written film. It has unbelievably atrocious production values considering that it had a 10 million budget. The pacing is slow and overall the film is devoid of anything that resembles entertainment or artistic merit. What is most disconcerting are the ideologies that the film promotes. A man seeks revenge for his wife's murder and kills people that stand in his way. He says that he doesn't believe in religion, but when he dies he goes to heaven anyway. For a film intended for Christian audiences this is a pretty controversial message. It even briefly equates the Navajo beliefs to Christianity. All that is fine, but this film is far from liberal. Consider these elements: When the Navajo's are given bibles, the bibles seem to have a magical power that entrances them. Legend is an whites only town that is portrayed as the ideal place to live. Fighting for slavery is okay if you don't own slaves. I think that this confusing film was written Sarah Palin. I would avoid this movie at all costs.