Beyond the Mask is an entertaining movie for the whole family. This is not your typical "Christian movie". A common perception of Christian movies is that of a low budget, poor acting, poor directing, poor camera work, poor storyline, and very preachy. I often dislike Christian movies for those very reasons. "Beyond the Mask" surprised me in all of the categories listed above. It's budget was used wisely, the acting wasn't extraordinary, but it was good enough to keep a casual viewer entertained. The camera work, although not mind blowing, was good. The storyline, although a tad unbelievable, was interesting and fun, and I never felt as if I was listening to a cinema sermon.
The fight scenes (more accurately labeled "confrontation scenes"), left much to be desired. The choreography was lackluster at best, and the "fights" didn't hold any true tension. There were also far too many cut scenes to make up for poor fighting. The saving grace for the fight scenes were the editors. The editors managed to take the poor choreography and stunts and edit them into something watchable.
I feel as though the story could have been strengthened, expanded, and deepened through the fight scenes if they only had better choreography and stunts.
All in all, if you're looking for an entertaining movie with a good message and not a lot of violence, this will do just fine. Just don't analyze it too much, otherwise you'll find holes.
Review of Beyond the Mask
