Trailered: Machine Gun Preacher [2011]

Machine Gun Preacher [2011]

 Release Dates:

- 23rd September 2011 (USA) -

- 18th November 2011 (UK) -

Director: Marc Forster

Cast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon

Based on the true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who found God. Seeing the troubles in East Africa, he heads over to help repair homes destroyed by civil war where he encounters the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers. Determined to make a difference, Sam leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children and help restore peace to their lives.

The true life inspirational stories tend to do quite well in the box office but that's usually because the audience can in some way relate to the characters. This is less likely for Machine Gun Preacher which although has a story worth telling does not quite capture my imagination in the way it might others. Hence...

Rating: C

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