i be disappointed . i know nothing of the film before i saw it and and i really do hope for something enjoyable and enlighten and what have you . but i be disappointed . i know it be make on a low budget and but the hand hold camera work ( which seem typical of many vancouver production ) just seem lazy . many film be make on miniscule budget and but it doesn not mean that planning and think can not go into the storyboard and shoot script . think and el mariachi and do the right thing while highly entertaining and well plan and well shot movie do on fairly low budget . that have be say and the opening sequence be nice . but the cinematography leave something to be desire . i do not know if the lack of lighting be intentional and but it just become frustrating . it just felt amateur and felt like a lot more thought could have go into it . it have be say that the camera work serve this story . perhaps and but it doesn not neglect the fact that virtually zero artistry seem to have go into the visual composition . but the story seem unduly melodramatic . some of the acting be alright and especially grace and the lead and the priest and jenn copping and ben ratner and who be quite a cameleon when it come to act ( see represent dirty ) . but other character seem wooden while unbelievable . it doesn not help that the story felt force and unbelievable in itself . the movie seem lack in entertainment value . the story wasn not very interesting and the underlying christian value and the bit about jennifer cop become christian due to grace ranting just seem ridiculous . especially because cop character seem so thoughtful and level head and that for her to simply switch and buy into all of the religious ramblings from somebody suffer from schizophrenia seem a bit absurd . i think canadian film making have potential . this film and despite my dissing and also seem like it could have have potential . i be always intrigue by the film that come out of canada and even if many tend to have a strange and dark vibe . some really great movie have come out of canada and such a the sweet hereafter and i hear the mermaid singing and cronenberg film and so on and but in order to a film to reach the point of greatness and it really take a lot of time and thought and working and rework the script and story until it truly resonate . i understand the film be the result of five year work . that seem pretty hard to believe and consider the result and and i do not see how a product like this could emerge after five year of thinking and planning . it seem like more thought should and could have go into storyboard and act choice and and the quality of the script in that time . a film can have personal relevance for those involve and come from a passionate engagement with the material and but those element have to translate to the screen . the audience should come away feel enlightened and entertain and if the film have succeed at all . many many film have accomplish that . not that it an easy task and but it be possible .