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August 2, 2010
Heather L
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Review and Giveaway: Letters to God

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Letters to GodLetters to God

Movie Description:

Tyler Doherty is an extraordinary eight-year-old boy armed with strong faith and courage as he faces his daily battle against cancer. Surrounded by a loving family and community, Tyler’s prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler’s postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life, searching for meaning.

Brady is at first confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler’s shining spirit, bravery and grace.  Inspired by a true story, Letters to God delivers a message of hope, faith and courage that others can apply to their own personal struggles regardless of what they may face in their everyday lives.

My Thoughts:

Letters to God is based upon the true story of Tyler Doughtie.  Patrick Doughtie, Tyler’s father, was a co-director and screenwriter for the movie.  Patrick helped bring realism to the movie as he lived through his own son’s battle with cancer.  The actors in the movie all strove to do right by Tyler’s story.

On Sunday, our family sat down to watch the movie together.  While we knew what the movie was about, I don’t think we really knew how powerful or moving that story would be.  The family had already suffered the sudden loss of the father, and now, the young Tyler was in a fight for his life with brain cancer.  Instead of being bitter and blaming God, he chose to step outside of himself and encourage others.  He became a “warrior for God”.  His letters to God touched many peoples lives both directly and indirectly.  The Lord was able to use Tyler’s faith and love to reach others.

The movie made me all the more thankful to have a beautiful, healthy child.  It also made me really think about how God is in control even when our lives are completely out of control.  We may not always be able to see the purpose behind what is going on, but the Lord knows.  Having had the devastation of cancer touch my family in a very real way, I can truly appreciate the beauty and light that hope, faith, and love can give to those involved.  The fact that the real life Tyler’s Dad worked on this film is a testament to his life.

The movie is a definite tear-jerker and touches on many difficult subjects (death, cancer, alcoholism), so parents may want to preview the film prior to allowing viewing by their children.  It is rated PG for thematic material.

Movie Details:

  • Actors: Jeffrey Johnson, Tanner Maguire, Michael Bolten, Ralph Waite
  • Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Possibility Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: August 10, 2010
  • Run Time: 113 minutes

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Giveaway~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am thrilled to be able to give away 3 copies of Letters to God to my readers.  That’s right, we will have 3 winners for this giveaway!!

Mandatory to enter:  Tell me a favorite movie night tradition in your home.

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Giveaway is open to U.S. residents and ends on August 13th.

I received a copy of Letters to God for the purpose of this review. 3 winners will receive a copy of Letters to God. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own. This post contains an amazon affiliate link.

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I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

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77 Comments

  1. Sherry
    Sherry

    We love movie night and this movie sounds perfect for our next one. We love to pop a huge bowl of popcorn or have chips and salsa. We turn off the lights and turn on the surround sound to make it seem like we are right there. Thank you for the great giveaway! 😀
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    August 2, 2010
  10. Bethany M
    Bethany M

    For movie night, we pop a bunch of popcorn on the stove and then we all sit down together on the couch and share the popcorn and our time. I love those times!

    August 2, 2010
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    August 2, 2010
  12. Kellyann
    Kellyann

    Our family movie night tradition usually consists with homemade popped popcorn and the girls help dad popping it. Then we add in some extra goodies with our popcorn – usually little candies, like kisses and m&m’s. And we all sit together and cuddle and enjoy the movie.
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  15. Vickie
    Vickie

    We have movie nights on Friday. It is pizza and movie. Sometimes if we can’t get to it Friday night, we’ll have a movie and popcorn afternoon either Saturday or Sunday. We have all those movies like these and love them. I’d love to be able to add this one to our collection.

    Thanks for the opportunity.

    God’s Blessings

    August 2, 2010
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    I’m over here from the TOS Crew and my dh is an ex-Marine 🙂 He was only in the Reserves though.
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  18. Jennifer
    Jennifer

    Saturday is now traditional “movie night” in our house. We all share popcorn and watch something together.
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  30. Marcella Cook
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    We don’t exactly have a movie night tradition in our house as we don’t watch too much TV. However, we do have a DVD Player in Monster’s room and since he was little he goes to bed watching a movie! Usually the same one for a month!

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    August 3, 2010
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    I like to turn off all the lights, pop some popcorn and act like I’m at the theater.

    August 3, 2010
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    Ice cream sundaes!

    August 3, 2010
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    We usually pick a family movie out and have pizza.

    August 3, 2010
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  49. angela r.
    angela r.

    We always make pizzas on the movie night and sit around and eat it while watching the movie!

    August 4, 2010
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    Popcorn is a fav on movie nights.

    August 4, 2010
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  55. LauraC
    LauraC

    popcorn!

    August 4, 2010
  56. Arual
    Arual

    We like to watch our family movies!

    August 4, 2010
  57. Danielle
    Danielle

    A favorite movie night for us is to pull out the couch bed and all of us lay on it and watch a movie and have popcorn!

    August 10, 2010
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  72. Lynn
    Lynn

    We love grabbing the blankets & popcorn and watching a comedy in the living room together.

    August 13, 2010
  75. tina reynolds
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    we usually play a game then watch a movie with dinner and popcorn

    August 13, 2010
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