God's Ears (2008) User Reviews

In awe

[lughviii · 9/10 · 20 April 2012]

Have you ever watched a movie that made you laugh, cry, and be inspired? Gods Ears will do this to you. That is, if you have a heart and are not afraid of your emotions. This is such an amazing story, it goes way beyond some chick flick. The acting is amazing, especially the autistic guy who does such a good job he puts the characters in Rain Man and that one movie where the guy tattoos his body to remember stuff to shame.

The only flaw, he is not really a boxer per se. That is really the only flaw i can find. The character depth is amazing, their are so many great one liners all throughout, it truly brought me to tears numerous times (i am admittedly an emotional creature) , and its message about living your life to the fullest has such power it can truly open your eyes to show short this life is.

It may seem that this has been done before to different levels, and while that may be true, it is done so well it does not matter. No this is not some Forest Gump rip off. It is better. Yes, i said better. And even at close to two hours it does not seem super long.

Please watch this, for you, i truly believe it will bring out something within anyone who watches this amazing film.

Means Well but Not Executed Well

[pc95 · 5/10 · 10 April 2014]

Written, directed, and starring Micheal Worth, it may be a little bit un- PC to give "God's Ears" a mild Thumbs Down due to it's obvious larger than lift intent and framework of autism. While it is quite a bit better than the recent truly awful "White Frog", it is a letdown in terms of direction and to some extent acting. The problem lies in the director helming the lead role - he turns in a poor performance in which he doesn't comes across consistent, but in-and-out of his role. Some scenes he seems believable while others, not remotely. Tall and pretty Margot Farley seems a little underwhelmed or disinterested at times, or perhaps that's again poor direction. Luckily fiery John Saxon helps bring a little weight. The writing is sometimes too Hallmark-Cardish for it's own good. Still there are scattered decent scenes with real emotion from various actors which help to keep the movie from completely sinking. Hard to rate, maybe 5.5/10 - perhaps with better direction and a different lead actor, the movie could've been executed better.