BAPTISTS AT OUR BARBECUE

I found quite a few funny moments in this film, however it was becase I had served a mission and been in branches that were as remote as the one in this story. It made me uncomfortable on the same level for the same reasons. Seeing how traditions of isolated groups can diverge from the norm of the Church can be humorous in context, but does not give a favorable or accurate view of the Church or the Gospel. Also the rivalry of the town has to be seen in the context of how Mormons used to be treated by and large not the general relationship of religious communities today, hate mongoring of certain "Christian" radio and TV ministries aside.On a positive note... this film shows a great lesson that the Church has learned through the years is that there is more to be gained by finding what we have in common rather than the differences.

I am a member of the LDS church and I have issues with Baptist, they are mine own and I must work through them. However, I have friends who are Baptist and I thought this movie would be a fun way to explore both religions. Not so.This film was a disappointment from the first five minutes. Very slow paced for a comedy, too slow paced for any movie. The main character doesn't arrive in the religiously divided town for almost 20 minutes into the film and when he does all the characters both Baptist and Mormons are not treated with respect and end up looking like foolish zealots.The love story is very weak and unrealistic. The villain is a bumbling foolish redneck stereo type and it even pokes fun at miracles when the most zealous of the mormons hears moaning in the mountains and misinterprets as the hills humming as if God is speaking to her. When she takes the towns people up to the mountains they hear it and miraculously all the Baptists and Mormons are now getting along and hugging and kissing each other. But it turns out the humming is the moaning of the villain who feeling bad for what he did went up to the mountains to wallow in self pity but fell down into a cavern and all he could do was moan... very lame!I would not recommend this film to anyone Baptist or Mormon. Neither religion was treated with respect and the Baptist did not get nearly enough screen time as the movie was purely from a Mormon point of view. Very lame. An indie movie like this should have the ability to make us think to be more progressive. I thought this film would be a great way for my friends and I to share our differences and laugh over them. I am very disappointed I wasted so much money on this one.

It was enjoyable for my entire family to watch

Cute movie about a town divided. Has romance and humor. It’s not a big drama or action film, just a sweet cute movie for a peaceful night of togetherness. My husband and I enjoyed it on one of our date nights.

This is more like a documentary. The main character is reliving his arrival in a new town. If I were you and you are thinking about buying it, I wouldn't waste my money on it as I did. The previews are funny but the movie really isn't.

Like a healthy, wonderful meal with no after-taste. This is the sort of film you can almost live in - at our house, everyone in our older family wanted to see it again (and again). The production values are not amazing - this is no David Lean masterpiece, But the ambling story, the screenplay, the direction, the casting -- they all just click. While this is technically a Mormon film, as a non-denominational Christian who hangs out with Baptists a lot, I can't believe you'll find it in anyway offensive or agenda-oriented. It's just a fun story about learning to appreciate everyday people - about respecting, valuing and even enjoying those whose culture on the surface seems too flawed or too ordinary or too simple to merit your time.

Before Christmas I needed to lay in a stock of family DVDs. To be honest, I do not recall ordering this particular one -- BUT we were so glad we had after we watched it. As an LDS family we like to be able to let the family (especially the grandchildren) be able to chose and watch their picks without too much supervision. We all liked this. We are very happy with this addition to our library.

The story and main characters are great, but it is a B rated movie. We got a few good laughs out of it though.