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Except for profanity and skin which are blissfully absent</CENTER><BR><BR> Production (US): Affirm Films, Provident Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Graceworks Pictures, Calvary Pictures<BR> Distribution (US): Sony Pictures<BR> Director(s): David Evans<BR> Producer(s): Anthony Lynn Holmes, Mark Hodge, David Evans, Esther Evans, Howard Klausner, Joh Saunders, John Nasraway, Tim Brown<BR> Written by: Howard Klausner<BR> Story by: David Evans<BR> Cinematography/Camera: John Paul Clark<BR> Music: Brent Owen, Dan PItts<BR> Film Editing: Mark Pruett <BR> Casting: David Evans, Cindy Holmes Hodge, Mark Hodge<BR> Production Design: Darian Corley<BR> Art Direction: Will E. Drummond<BR> Viewed on Sony Pictures home Entertainment DVD <BR><BR><BR> <img src="http://www.capalert.com/capreports/rangecard125x115.gif" align=left vspace=10 hspace=10 width=125 height=115><BR> At least the MPAA got this one right. <I>The Grace Card</I> indeed earned a PG-13 equivalent CAP final score of 63, placing it equivalent to the higher scoring PG-13 rated movies in the comparative baseline database (55 to 67 out of 100). Except for profanity and skin which are blissfully absent, this film contains typical "PG-13" markers. And more. But "more" in a good sense.<BR><BR> "I promise to pray for you every day, ask your forgiveness, grant you the same, and be your friend always." That is the grace card. Can you see the wisdom in it?<BR><BR> For seventeen years Bill "Mac" McDonald has battled with the tragedy of losing his first son, Tyler (Brayden Negelein) to the front end of a drug dealer's car racing away from the police. Mac joined the police force in hopes of making a difference in the caliber of life but he has not been able to quite get back to normal after the second-degree murder of Tyler. Always there is a nagging and sometimes crippling burr in the saddle of his heart.<BR><BR> Mac's wife, Sara (Joy Parmer Moore) has been supportive to Mac in his madness almost to the point of being submissive as Mac hurts her every day with hateful and angry outbursts. Now, after 15 years on the police force, financially strapped Mac is passed up for promotion ... again. This time by Sam Wright (Michael Higgenbottom), a black man who has been on the force not nearly as long as Mac. Not only must Mac deal with being passed over for promotion by Sam, Mac has to ride the streets with Sam as his partner. The shift lieutenant feels Mac has an attitude problem which is why Mac was passed over for promotion and why the lieutenant assigned Sam to be Mac's partner, hopefully to serve as an attitude adjustment maneuver for Mac. <BR><BR> While all this is happening Mac's 17 year old son, Blake is not only failing the $20,000 per year private school, Blake is getting involved in the seamy side of life. Blake does not have a job and Mac finds something that does not belong in Blake's room.<BR><BR> Mac is not happy with being Sam's partner nor is Sam happy with being Mac's partner. But, as Sam put it, they have a job to do. Sam is a part time pastor but is a full time cop who wants to be a temporary cop and full time pastor. While Sam preaches that we must love our enemies as Jesus taught, Sam has a devil of a time honoring Jesus' teaching regarding Mac.<BR><BR> There is a heavy amount of friction in Mac's life and Sam tries to help Mac deal with it even though Mac is being somewhat of a racist and deeply resents losing the promotion to Sam. As Sam learns of Mac's family dilemma, Sam ties to minister to Mac to help him through all the bitterness and hate. But nothing seems to work with Mac.<BR><BR> As though there is no more that could be heaped on Mac, his son Blake is caught in a robbery and is shot. Blake has a previously unknown congenital condition that caused one of his kidneys to fail. The bullet that took him out of the robbery went through his only good kidney. Blake is now in 100% kidney failure. Blake will die unless a transplant kidney can be found. And as if there is nothing more that can destroy Mac's life, the bullet that felled Blake was from Mac's gun -- Mac shot his son! Blake was wearing a mask and was carrying what appeared to be a gun so Mac did what any cop would do and defended himself and anyone else who got in front of the robber's gun. But is that supposed to ease the pain of having shot your son? Even when it is not your fault ... when it <I>is</I> your "fault?"<BR><BR> This is a very moving film and offers a lot more than I have spoiled above. Let me now get to that which most of our readers come to find out - the truth about the content so you might be in a better position to make an informed moral decision whether this film is fit.<BR><BR> Following are brief discussions of the content per individual CAP investigation area. As always the Findings section of this report is the best source for discovering the full accounting of the content of this film.<BR><BR> <B>Wanton Violence/Crime (W)</B> - 30 out of 100<BR> Violence is significantly heavy in this film. One might expect quite a bit of violence in such a story but it is not our job to decide what should and should not be incorporated into the scoring. It is our job to tell you what is there so you might be in a better position to make an informed moral decision whether a film is fit.<BR><BR> Violence content of this film includes several forms of it and to try to summarize it all here would be counterproductive. Please look to the listing in the Findings section for a full accounting of what was found in the film.<BR><BR> But it is prudent to remind our readers of God's Word about violence. In many ways and in many verses God condemns violence. One example is found in <A HREF="#Prov. 16:29">Proverb 16:29</A> where God warns that violence can be "catching": that violence can lead one into the "way that is not good." As surprising as it might seem, after 2000 years of opportunity to learn through God's Word of the proselytizing properties of violence, <A HREF="http://www.capalert.com/violenceinentertainment.htm" target=_blank>four professional public health agencies</A> have jointly published findings about viewing violence in and as entertainment. One of their findings reveals that viewing violence in and as entertainment can lead the viewer, especially the young, into real life violence. Another of their findings warns that viewing entertainment violence can lead the viewer to believe that violence is a viable way to settle conflict.<BR><BR> <B>Impudence/Hate (I) </B>- 20 out of 100<BR> While there are no uses of profanity in the entire 95.3 minutes of programming, there is one use of a euphemism of the most foul of the foul words sued by a teen. The bulk of the impudent and/or hateful content is varied among, teen son disrespect of the father [<A HREF="#Eph. 6:1 - 3">Eph. 6:1 - 3</A>], race discrimination/hatred, hateful talk [<A HREF="#1 Pet. 2:1">1Pet. 2:1</A>], lies [<A HREF="#Rev. 21:8">Rev. 21:8</A>] and an abusive father [<A HREF="#Eph. 6:4">Eph. 6:4</A>]. The listing in the Findings section is the best place to discover a full accounting of the impudence/hate content of this film.<BR><BR> <B>Sexual Immorality (S)</B> - 97 out of 100<BR> The only instance of anything that fits into this investigation area is the one time a man and woman are noted as in bed together. The couple may have been stage married in the movie but the actor is not married to the actress.<BR><BR> <B>Drugs/Alcohol (D)</B> - 55 out of 100<BR> This film presents an instance of dealing illegal drugs. It also presents a couple scenes of bars and of booze but only one scene of drinking.<BR><BR> <B>Offense to God (O)</B> - 76 out of 100<BR> Here it gets into theology a little bit. While there are no abuses of God's name in vain with or without the four letter expletive, Mac questions why God would let a five year old boy get run over. This matter of "why does God letting bad things happen" appears to be a common point in faith-based films and all too often is without an answer or with a soupy attempt at an answer. God does not let little kids get killed. Granted, God could stop it but to do so He would have to take away from the one who caused the death his/her God-given freedom of choice, in this case, to do whatever it was that killed the child. In this case, reckless driving to allude capture by the police. God will not take away our freedom of choice for any reason. We are accountable for our choices, not God. If God did take away our freedom of choice He would make puppets of us. He wants us to love and obey Him of our own free will. If He took away our freedom of choice our love and obedience would be manufactured.<BR><BR> Mac also utters a script-required statement of rejecting God, calling faith in Him a fairy tale.<BR><BR> One more point. Louis Gossett, Jr. plays Sam's grandfather and tells Sam "Hell itself may be nothing more than eternity all alone." That statement is misleading. Yes, if we are condemned to Hell we will be alone ... alone from the Father: eternally separated from the Father. But there will be many who are "all alone." That the statement says "nothing more than eternity all alone" is grossly marginalizing the Truth that Hell is a place of searing, non-consuming burning without end that no one can stop, escape or get used to. If we are going to describe Hell in our work let us be accurate and complete lest there be misinformation leading to poor choices.<BR><BR> <B>Murder/Suicide (M)</B> - 100 out of 100<BR> While Tyler's death was adjudicated second degree murder, the death of Tyler was incorporated into the Wanton Violence/Crime investigation area and inclusion of an event into more than one investigation area is not permitted by he CAP analysis model to prevent duplication. <BR> <BR> <BR> <A NAME="SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)"></A> <FONT SIZE="1"><CENTER>ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</CENTER><FONT SIZE="3"><BR><BR> <B><FONT FACE="verdana"><FONT SIZE=3>SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)</B><BR> If needed to focus or fortify, applicable text is <U>underlined</U> or bracketed [ ] or <B>bold</B>. If you wish to have full context available, the <A HREF="http://www.blueletterbible.org" target=_blank>Blue Letter Bible</A> is a convenient source. If you use the Blue Letter Bible, a new window will open. Close it to return here or use "Window" in your browser's menu bar to alternate between the CAP page and the Blue Letter Bible page.<BR><BR> CHAPTER/VERSE<BR> <BR> <LI><A NAME="Prov. 16:29">Prov. 16:29</A> A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. [The issue is the violence, the 'way that is not good' no matter how "small" or "fantasy" or "justified" the violence might seem, and its "leading" effect on the observer. "A violent man" can be any character of any age, any gender, human or not in the act of committing (demonstrating in the case of entertainment) violent behavior/action whether for good or evil OR the violent behaviors/actions themselves. Such exposure can and does embolden the viewer into aggression, especially youth. It took years for the American professional health community to finally affirm, probably without knowing it, that which God told us in 1 Cor. 15:33 below. See also <A HREF="http://www.capalert.com/violenceinentertainment.htm" target=_blank>Joint Statement on the Impact of Entertainment Violence on Children: Congressional Public Health Summit</A> for more information. Their findings include: --> Children who see a lot of violence are more likely to view violence as an effective way of settling conflicts. Children exposed to violence are more likely to assume the acts of violence are acceptable behavior. --> Viewing violence can lead to emotional desensitization towards violence in real life. It can decease the likelihood that one will take action on behalf of a victim when violence occurs. --> Entertainment violence feeds a perception that the world is a violent and mean place. Viewing violence increases fear of becoming a victim of violence, with a resultant increase in self-protective behavior and a mistrust of others. --> Viewing violence may lead to real life violence. Children exposed to violent programming at a young age have a higher tendency for violent and aggressive behavior later in life than children who are not so exposed. Further, God speaks darkly of violence 56 times in the Old and New Testament of the KJV.] <LI><A NAME="Eph. 6:1 - 3">Eph. 6:1 - 3</A> Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with promise. That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. <LI><A NAME="1 Pet. 2:1">1 Pet. 2:1</A> Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. <LI><A NAME="Rev. 21:8">Rev. 21:8</A> But the [unforgiven] fearful [deilos {di-los'}; timid, cowardly], and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers [sexually immoral], and sorcerers, and idolaters, <U>and all liars</U>, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. <LI><A NAME="Eph. 6:4">Eph. 6:4</A> And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. <BR><BR> <CENTER><I>Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry</I></CENTER><BR> <LI>Jer. 37:9 This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Babylonians [the destroyers from within] will surely leave us.' They will not! <LI>Ps. 12:8 The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men [when enough people continue to defend what is vile, embrace it, enjoy it, want it, submit to it.] <LI>Col. 2:8 Beware lest any man [by his influence] spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. <LI>1 Cor. 15:33 Be not deceived: evil [<I>kakov</I>: of a bad nature, not such as it ought to be] communications corrupt good manners. <LI>Rom. 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. <LI>Jude 1:4 For there are certain men* crept in unawares [secretly slipped in among us], who were before of old ordained to this condemnation [whose condemnation was written about long ago], ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness [a license for immorality], and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. [*men: <I>anthropos</I> {anth'-ro-pos}, generic, a human being, whether male or female] <LI>Matt. 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. <LI>Luke 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. [Offend: <I>skandalizo</I> {skan-dal-id'-zo} - scandalize; to entice to sin; to cause a person to begin to distrust and desert one whom he ought to trust and obey; to cause to fall away.] <LI>Ps. 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me [let no sin rule over me]. <LI>John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. <LI>1 Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. ["Evil" includes all things that are sinful.] <BR> <BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="1"><CENTER>ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</CENTER><FONT SIZE="3"><BR><BR> As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. </TD> <TD><img width=2 height=100% border=0 src="http://www.capalert.com/images/blulinevertical.jpg"></TD> <TD VALIGN=top WIDTH="30%"><CENTER><B>FINDINGS / SCORING:</B><BR>(The <I>objective</I> heart of the CAP Analysis Model, <I>independent of and insulated from the Summary / Commentary section.</I>)</CENTER><FONT FACE="verdana"><FONT SIZE=3> <BR> <BR> <CENTER><A HREF="/capreports/capdatadisplay-explanation.pdf" target=_blank><IMG SRC="/capreports/gracecard_thedata.gif" ALT="The Grace Card (2011) CAP Thermometers" WIDTH=261 HEIGHT=261 BORDER=0 ALIGN=bottom></A></CENTER> <BR> <B>Wanton Violence/Crime (W)</B> - 30 out of 100<BR> <LI>police arrest action and armed maneuvers <LI>reckless driving to allude lawful capture <LI>vehicle collision with young boy (unseen but heard) <LI>family dysfunction, repeatedly <LI>sibling rivalry <LI>baby abuse injuries <LI>firearm to head, repeatedly <LI>physical assault with firearm <LI>flash images of injured and dying boy <LI>police shooting <LI>emotional turmoil, repeatedly <BR><BR> <B>Impudence/Hate (I)</B> - 20 out of 100<BR> <LI>teen disrespect toward father, repeatedly <LI>race discrimination an hatred, repeatedly <LI>lies, repeatedly <LI>hateful talk, repeatedly <LI>wounds of abuse on woman <LI>"I just wanna die" <LI>euphemism of the most foul of the foul words by a teen <LI>tantrum <LI>abrasive father, repeatedly <BR><BR> <B>Sexual Immorality (S)</B> - 97 out of 100<BR> <LI>man and woman in bed <BR><BR> <B>Drugs/Alcohol (D)</B> - 55 out of 100<BR> <LI>drug deal <LI>drug paraphernalia in teen son's room <LI>booze, repeatedly <LI>bar, repeatedly <LI>drinking <BR><BR> <B>Offense to God (O)</B> - 76 out of 100<BR> <LI>choosing against God, calling faith in Him a fairy tale <LI>"...God, who let's a 5 year old boy get run over" <LI>"Hell may be nothing more than eternity all alone" <BR><BR> <B>Murder/Suicide (M)</B> - 100 out of 100<BR> <LI>none noted <BR> <BR> </TD> </TR> </TABLE>  <FONT FACE="Palatino, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times, serif" SIZE=3> <BR><BR> <IMG width=100% height=2 border=0 SRC="http://www.capalert.com/images/bluline.jpg"> <BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <CENTER><B>THIS E-X-P-A-N-D-A-B-L-E SPACE IS RESERVED FOR SPONSORS.</B><BR> Interested parties, <A HREF="mailto:cap@capalert.com">send us your proposal.</A> Your link will appear on <I>each</I> new analysis report prepared during the desired period and, once placed on a page, will not be removed.</CENTER> <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <IMG width=100% height=2 border=0 SRC="http://www.capalert.com/images/bluline.jpg"> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE BORDER=3 CELLSPACING=3 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%" bordercolor="red" bgcolor="#FFFE99"> <TR> <TD>There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. <B>Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts.</B>" And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." 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