Higher Ground

Vera and Taisa delivered terrific performances. A touching story of faith and our journey to find it.

I have been waiting for ages to rent this movie. I think it is dumb that they release movies to buy but not to rent.

beautiful and moving. Can anyone tell me where I can get the soundtrack?

Looking for an honest portrayal of Christian's journey, look no further than here.

I rented this movie thinking there was going to be something to chew on. There were a definatley a few things to chew on, but a lot of aggrivations along the way. My first impression was that the actors in the movie (with the exception of Vera Farminga) were completely ungenuine in their acting. Hard to explain but it made me realise that there is no way you can "fake" faith or belief in Jesus. A lot of misquoted scripture and scripture taken out of context at times as well as good intentions of the faith (such as sexual satisfaction in a marriage) misrepresented. I kept having to remind myself that much of this could be realisistic. Afterall, this movie was was portrayed as taking place in the 70s and 80s and in a congregation of new converts, not necessarily mature in understanding scripture and or life yet. The Christian counsellor portrayed in this movie also made my stomach churn as did the notion that the Bible is the only education one needs. This was a really lousy portrayal of what the Christian faith is all about. A typical film about a woman who chooses self is a higher priority than others and abandons her faith and family after being faced with trauma. In searching for "the feeling" of God, she unfortunatley never finds the faith or correct teaching to bring her back to a geinuine understanding of her faith.

This movie is special to say the least. With wonderful performances by both taissa and vera farmiga, it allows good insight into the mind of a woman struggling with her faith and its consequent effect on her life. Whether or not you are religious it is a very interesting watch.

I agree with reviewers - the Christianity is portrayed quite poorly (in most hollywood movies actually) but I loved this women's journey of faith; it seemed real; good movie but the ending is disappointing;

She is a wonderful actor. Really good movie. I liked her friendship with her best friend. Gives a human look to some of the evangelical stuff.

I kept hoping things would pick up at some point but found the movie to be very anti-climatic. The ending left me confused and I wished I could have gotten those 2.5 hours of my life back. Acting was good though; makes the most boring of plots a bit more tolerable. Overall, I give this movie a C-.

this is a lovely film. well worth watching. bravo to Vera for such fine work!