My wife and I kept hearing about how great this movie was, and how we would love it. This is just my opinion, but I though it was very poorly written, and the directing was so bad it was comical at times. Yet I continued to hear people drone on about what a wonderful movie it was. If I ever mentioned anything less than glowing praise for it, someone always said "but it has a great message." Perhaps, but it's entertainment value was poor. Want a good message? Then get this movie. Want to enjoying watching a movie? Find something else.