"Sound of Freedom" Review

 

by John Zenoni

I have to say I'm very impressed with the Angel Studio release, ‘Sound of Freedom’ and can see why people are flocking to see it (it actually grossed higher money one weekend than the latest ‘Indiana Jones’ film and is still near the top of the box office). For one, it's very well-made and is not the ‘Hallmark-ish’, ‘Lifetime-ish’ type film I was expecting it to be. Second, and most importantly, it focuses on an important topic that impacts millions of lives today.

The film is an anti-human-trafficking movie made by filmmakers Eduardo Verástegui and Alejandro Monteverde and stars Jim Caviezel, who is most well known for portraying Jesus Christ in the film, ‘The Passion of the Christ.’ It's definitely a hard film to watch at times, with what's going on with the characters but also because you know the subject matter is real.

Caviezel portrays Tim Ballard, a government agent who helps track down online predators and in one particular case is able to help locate a missing child. When he learns that the little boy’s sister is also missing, he decides he has to take action to try and find her as well. Needless to say, he does all he can, including quitting his job, to keep on until he finds her. His life was even in jeopardy during his search for this little girl. The film is based on a true story, which also adds to its intrigue and makes you want to finish it to see how things turn out. Is this a great or excellent film? Perhaps not, but it's an important one and the acting, score, and direction are well done (you can't help but fall in love with the two main children, who are the primary focus in the film). I do recommend this as one to watch.