Author: Heather L

Ernest Otto (John Ratzenberger) has recently lost his wife and is having difficultly in finding hope for the future. Matthew Stevenson is hurting due to his the pending divorce of his parents which leads to some poor choices. When this unlikely pair come together, a beautiful mentoring relationship helps Otto once again find purpose in his life and Matthew find direction in his life. Together, they find that through faith they can accomplish great things. Through Otto’s mentoring Matthew learns not only the skill of woodworking but also how to live his life in a manner that would be pleasing to Jesus. Otto also finds himself mentoring Matthew’s parents and guiding them to a healthier marriage with Christ as the head.

The Woodcarver (rated PG) is a follow-up to the movie What Would Jesus Do featuring John Schneider which we haven’t watched. We’ll probably add that to our list of “to watch” family movie night movies. We found that The Woodcarver shares many similarities to another movie – The Last Brickmaker in America which we enjoyed a few months ago during one of our family movie nights.

Overall, we all enjoyed the movie. We found ourselves talking through the movie when a variety of situations arose with the teen and parents or with the interactions between the parents. It definitely lends itself to a great deal of discussion about the family. We also talked about the importance of putting Christ first in a marriage and family as this was one of the central themes in the movie.

If you’re looking for a clean movie for family movie night, you’ll want to add The Woodcarver to your list.

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I received a copy of the above mentioned dvd to help facilitate the writing of a frank and honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own.