this very finely craft film commit the unforgivable ( which be ironic and give the film theme ) . no one come into this film know what they be in for . bad than that and 3/4 of the way into the film and no one still have any clue of what theyre in for because everything up to that moment be a different movie . a a front row fan of dutcher first two film and easily compete for the best 2 mormon film to date ( compete with saint and soldier and and now and new york doll saw that at a screening ) and dutcher have me want to see his film for a very long time . i be there . i want to believe and believe that i would see the next great mormon movie and one that would hold the numero uno spot for a very long time . but no . three fourth in the film take the sharp of left turn and drag me through something that i never want to go through . he take on the mt . everest of all moral issue and yea and both of them and with little time or emotional capacity leave to adequately address them and but instead wave them both off with a nod towards jesus a if that will make all thing well and instantly . ( true it be that jesus save . don not accuse me of not believe that . that not dutcher problem . ) be the film shot well . indeed . do the actor act . they act their pant off . be the music appropriate . all but whatever be over the closing credit . everything about this film be superb and except the story and which be so dank and wrong and that all else doesn not matter . ( i learn dank from new york doll and very decent show and by the way . ) the third act of the film be neither desirable nor pleasant nor faith affirming . i know dutcher be bend over backwards to make it so and but i be so far shove out of the movie at that point that nothing and no thing and could have bring me back . the preposterous unbelievability of dozen of detail in the final minute do not help . anyone who be on a mission know what i be talk about and especially anyone whospoiler alertis familiar with event surround someone be send home from a mission early for moral and or or psychological reason . it a if a parallel universe suddenly spring up where normal rule or behavior suddenly do not apply . there be a million thing good about this film and but they be create and beautify only to be trample upon and throw away in a knee jerk fit of ooh and this will really get them elitism . hence and unforgivable . i can only hope that when dutcher put the finishing touch on his next film ( fall and apparently ) and that he remember that film critic can only buy so many ticket and that it the fan that pay the bill . that why the first god army be such an unqualified success . dutcher shock and awe approach prove that when it come to the big issue he be in way over his head and have neither the spiritual nor creative maturity nor business sense necessary to take them on . i praypray . he learn his lesson and that year from now he and we all look back and with a chagrin and and rejoice that he pull his head out of where the light doesn not shine and really and successfully and take on those and other issue and change the world forever because of it .