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Review: ‘Left Behind’ starts slowly, but worth it for fans

Nicholas Cage returns to the big screen in his newest film “Left Behind” based on the popular Christian novels of the same name. “Left Behind” is centered around Cage’s character, Ray Steele, and his daughter, Chloe Steele, played by Cassi Thompson.

Ray Steele (Cage) is an airline pilot whose family is falling apart seemingly due to his wife’s newly  found faith in Christianity, which he and his daughter feel is being forced upon them. While Steele is flying to London, half of his passengers vanish into thin air and panic ensues on the flight. Little do they know that these disappearances have happened all over the world, including his wife and son. Because of damage to the plane, Steele and his daughter, Chloe (Thompson), must find a way to contact each other and save the rest of the passengers from certain death.

The movie starts out slowly, with minimal action until halfway through the film. Although it doesn’t really pick up until 45 minutes into the film, viewers will be relieved when the action does start to pick up. The moment at which events start to unfold happens suddenly and doesn’t slow down much throughout the rest of the film. The sense of mass panic, confusion and chaos that the characters must face definitely gives the audience a dose of excitement and suspense.

Even though the action does somewhat redeem the  slow beginning, the casual viewer will have to decide if they enjoyed the movie as much as a fan of the book series, or someone of a Christian background, for the fact that it may seem like it takes so long to get into the action of the film. Overall, it’s worth seeing for fans of the series or someone of the Christian faith.

Feature photo credit: http://leftbehindmovie.com

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Chance Farmer
Chance Farmer
Senior Communications major at the University of Tennessee at Martin; Co-Executive Editor of The Pacer
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