Disclosure: Many thanks to Angel Studios for providing a product sample for this review. My opinions are 100% my own.
Few things bring about the Advent season like new movies and films, This season is no exception with the new Christian thriller, The Shift, an eerily-set dystopian drama from Angel Studios, the film studio that brought you The Chosen, and Sound of Freedom, a must-see 2-hour, PG-13 film sure to pack energy enough for all members of your family and friends. Get tickets to see The Shift in theaters this season-starting Friday, December 1st weekend!
The Shift shares the story of a mysterious stranger, Kevin Garner, a man with seemingly otherworldly powers, including the ability to banish tyrannical characters set on disturbing the fragile social systems already on Earth and greater chaos that follows the path of regulating his former life including finding his wife. During this time our lead also meets a nefarious foe, “The Benefactor.” Upon offering and later an initial refusal, and with humankind’s survival on the line, Garner must escape his newfound totalitarian realm, fight to reenter the world he formerly knew and save the woman he loves most.
The Benefactor and his shifters each wear a reality-altering wristband, a “deviator.” The Benefactor has other supernatural powers, such as telekinesis, used to swap individuals from one reality to another. Each choice breeds a different reality, where we chose path A, set in the first reality, or path B, into the next. Leading the audience to wonder where each character will find themselves and if the ultimate goal, the choice between good and evil, plays into the reality we each, individually, interpret.
Featuring Kristoffer Polaha, as Kevin Garner, Sean Astin, also starring in The Goonies, Rudy, and The Lord of the Rings, as well as Neal McDonough, Elizabeth Tabish, and Paras Patel, and directed by Brock Heasley, this movie is a modern, fresh take on his short film “The Shift” (2017). The film’s lead, Kristoffer Polaha leads the franchise’s latest adaptations’ foremost protagonist, and Neal McDonough’s is a clever take on a modern dystopian lead.
If you’re a sci-fi fan, or C.S. Lewis’s The Space Trilogy, this movie will provide you that sci-fi thrills you crave with thought-provoking Christian themes. The Shift portrays the everlasting themes of man-the complexities of fighting sin and the paths of man, itself.
The Shift is a movie that you’ll not want to miss. Buy tickets today to see The Shift in theaters starting December 1st, here, Pay-It-forward for others to see the film, here, or enter the giveaway below. To enter, please leave a comment for a chance to win two free tickets to see The Shift in theaters! Please submit your full name and email address by 11:59 pm CST on 12/3/23. We will not be able to accept winners submitted after this date. Please note: This giveaway is limited to US residents only. Good luck!
A great cast. Looking forward to seeing any movie you recommend. You have excellent taste.