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Parents Television
Council Reviews
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 The Way Home
TV-movie
By Christopher
Gildemeister
Network:
Gospel Music Channel
Air Time:
8:00 p.m. ET (repeated at 10:00 p.m. ET)
Release Date:
October 1, 2010
Starring: Dean Cain, Lori Beth Edgeman, Sonny Shroyer
Recommended age: 5+
Overall PTC Traffic Light Rating: Green
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Sex |
Kissing |
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Violence
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None |
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Language
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"barf"
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Behavior |
None |
 Based
on a true story, the Simpkins family is thrown into panic when their toddler son
Joe wanders off into the woods near their home. Parents Randy and Crystal
reproach themselves bitterly – Crystal, for not being the "perfect mom," and
Randy for spending too much time at the office and too little with his family.
But the crisis draws a tremendous response from the local community, with
police, firefighters, church members, and the news media uniting to aid in the
search for Joe...a search which leads the Simpkins into a better understanding
of the value of family, and a closer relationship with God.
There is no
problematic content in The Way Home. Randy and Crystal kiss occasionally,
and Randy has several fear-filled imaginary visions of a cemetery and his son's
headstone; but these visions would be only mildly frightening even to the very
youngest viewers. One sheriff's deputy, when boarding a search helicopter,
humorously tells the pilot, "I hope you have a barf bag in this thing."
The Way Home is overt in its depiction of the positive influence of
religion in the lives of the Simpkins and their community. Their pastor offers
to start a "prayer chain" for prayers that Joe be kept safe, and he contacts
other clergy in the area to help mobilize volunteers for the search; Crystal is
shown praying with other women on several occasions; and while alone in the
woods, a despairing Randy also prays for God's aid in finding his son.
The Way Home
is a positive and deeply moving drama, showing the importance of family,
community, and, not least, faith in God. The film creates concern about and
interest in Joe's plight, yet does so without graphic violence or language. For
its quality production and its emphasis on family, the Parents Television
Council is proud to award The Way Home with the PTC Seal of ApprovalTM.
The PTC recommends this program for viewers over age five.
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