Review of 90 Minutes in Heaven

A solid film based on faith and inspired by a true story. The performances are excellent; Hayden Christensen has come a long way since his wooden Vader days. Kate Bosworth was exceptional and proves she can still play in the big leagues. The story itself was more about the struggle to overcome injuries and the awful tedious nature and toll it takes on everyone's lives that are associated with a life altering injury. To be honest, I was expecting more faith and inspiration and less of the tedium and pain. The film conveys its message but the actual "90 minutes in heaven" isn't even discussed until late in the third act. The entire lead up until that point felt dragged out and unnecessarily long. I was also disappointed that a preacher or any of his fellow ministers never brought up the aspect of offering up pain or fighting through adversity to "carry one's own cross" as is a tenet of Christian faith. To me, the best part of the film was the close where the actual real life preacher upon which this story is based gives a brief sermon on his experiences.