Film Review – Heaven Is for Real

The mysteries of the afterlife are given the once-over in “Heaven is for Real,” which isn’t your typical faith-based feature emerging from unproven filmmakers. At the helm here is Randall Wallace, the screenwriter of “Braveheart” and the director of “We Were Soldiers” and “Secretariat.” The credit gives “Heaven Is for Real” a boost in credibility, but the final product doesn’t show the type of storytelling confidence expected from Wallace. Vague and gauzy, the effort posits a few interesting questions on the reach of belief, but doesn’t scratch below the surface, more consumed with extracting tears than challenging the unknown. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com