After an absence of almost seven months, Vivian and I decided to venture out to the Cinema after checking out their rules to keep us safe. Everything in print sounded as safe as possible, other than not attending, and with a little prodding from my “brave” wife, I agreed that it was time to go back to a little entertainment near normal!
We had heard about a movie, called INFIDEL, and both voted for it. All the newspaper review said about it was that an American journalist (played by Jim Caviezel) would be kidnapped, and his wife (Claudia Karvan) would try to get him freed!
Some friends had told us that this movie showed the injustices by the Iranian Islamists towards the American Christians and that they thought it was “spot on!”
No “value” rating was supplied, but it was rated “R” for language and violence. My wife and I agree that the language deserves an “R,” but the violence is probably “PG-13” level. The running time is a little under two hours.
We arrived at the theater a little early, but not much, chose our seating location on the screen (which automatically removed from sale the two seats on either side of us), purchased our popcorn and soda (no refills at this point but “halfpriced” to offset the loss!), and headed to our seats at the direction of a friendly usher. Everything looked and smelled fresh and clean!
The movie itself was better than we had expected (We expected it to be good!), and we found out the kidnapped journalist is a little more outspoken and non-fearful of reprisal than first indicated by the news ad.
He is giving “talks”/lectures in Cairo, Egypt, when what he says sparks dismay and a kidnapping that leads to the Middle East and a trial for “espionage” with harsh charges against him.
His State Department Official wife tries to talk our government into helping her husband, but seemingly to no avail. So, she goes overseas by herself to check on his whereabouts and the chances of his being found, released unharmed, and returned to the STATES.
That is all of the plot we are going to relate, but needless to say, a whole “lot” of “not good things” take place before the climactic ending!
I would say that watching this movie would be good for all Americans (and others) and will probably make viewers even more skeptical of governments and militaries, which might make all of us more careful and more knowledgeable voters!
Critics I have read so far are just about evenly divided on the total value of this movie, but audiences rank it almost an “A.”
My wife gives INFIDEL a rating of “B,” and I say closer to a “B+.” We both liked it and feel good about our “first conventional movie after the pandemic” experience!
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