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Unsung Hero<\/strong> (2024)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lionsgate\/Drama\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 112 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG (thematic elements)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Richard L. Ramsey and Joel Smallbone\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Richard L. Ramsey and Joel Smallbone\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Brent McCorkle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Johnny Derango\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: April 26, 2024 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Daisy Betts, Joel Smallbone, Kirrilee Berger, Jonathan Jackson, Lucas Black, Candace Cameron Bure, Paul Luke Bonenfant, Diesel La Torraca, JJ Pantano, Tenz McCall, Angus K. Caldwell, Terry O\u2019Quinn, Roslyn Gentle Hillary Scott, Lance E. Nichols, Rachel Hendrix.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Rating<\/strong>: ** \u00bd \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0To its credit, the faith-based musical drama Unsung Hero<\/strong> is NOT an Angel Studios production. What that means is that there won\u2019t be somebody soliciting donations during the end credits. You have to count all your blessings no matter how small.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0The Reader\u2019s Digest version of my review of Unsung Hero<\/strong> would read like this: It is what it is. It\u2019s fairly standard as far as musical biopics and Christian dramas go. It tells the story of the Smallbone family who emigrated from Australia to the US in 1991 after the father David\u2019s (played by son Joel Smallbone) career as a music promoter ends in utter failure. He brings his entire clan- pregnant wife Helen (Betts, Out of the Blue) and six kids- to America in search of a better life. It doesn\u2019t begin well. The job he was promised falls through leaving them with no source of income. They have to resort to doing manual labor for their neighbors just to keep their heads above water.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0Hope rears its head in the form of eldest daughter Rebecca (Berger, One Dollar). She sings beautifully; everybody says so. David works his butt off to try and get her a record deal only to be turned down time and time again. Now because Unsung Hero<\/strong> is aimed at Christian audiences, I think everybody already knows how Rebecca\u2019s story turns out. She\u2019s better known as Rebecca St. James, one of most popular Christian singers on the planet. This is, in part, her origin story.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0The other part of Unsung Hero<\/strong> deals with her family overcoming adversity through faith in God. Their prayers are answered on several occasions be it through a stroke a good luck or the kind generosity of the people in their church. One couple, played by Lucas Black (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift) and Candace Cameron Bure (Fuller House), gives them a van so they can get around. They do a lot for the Smallbone family. Now because this is a religious drama, David\u2019s pride is going to be a major problem. He feels like less of a person because he can\u2019t provide for his family himself. He\u2019ll have to find a way to get over it or else risk losing his family.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0Directed by Joel Smallbone and Richard L. Ramsey, Unsung Hero<\/strong> hits all the familiar beats in a way that doesn\u2019t make the material feel fresh. It\u2019s predictable throughout right down to the heartfelt performance that finally lands Rebecca a record deal (again, we already know this is the outcome). In other words, we\u2019ve seen it all before. It is, however, heartfelt and sincere. It\u2019s a love letter to Joel\u2019s sister and family. It\u2019s also a testament to the strength of the mother, the glue that holds the family together, the \u201cunsung hero\u201d of the family. In the role, Betts does great work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0Berger is absolutely phenomenal as Rebecca. Here\u2019s a young girl with a magnificent voice who needs to be free to do what her heart is telling her to do. She should be singing her own songs, not covers of songs from other artists. That\u2019s what\u2019s holding her back along with a case of stage nerves. It bears mentioning that two of her brothers, Joel and Luke, went on to form the Christian pop duo for KING + COUNTRY. That happens much later so it\u2019s not covered in the film. We don\u2019t really get to know any of the siblings too well. I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s a problem per se, but maybe it\u2019s better the makers didn\u2019t try to cram too much in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0In any event, Unsung Hero<\/strong> is a decent little movie. Joel does a good job playing his dad. The music is nice. The story is somewhat interesting. I think it\u2019ll play well with the Sunday after-church crowd.<\/p>\r\n Unsung Hero (2024)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lionsgate\/Drama\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 112 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG (thematic elements)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Richard L. Ramsey and Joel Smallbone\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Richard L. 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