Review of The Shack (2017) by Lily B — 21 May 2017

A beautiful story about pain, love, forgiveness and faith.

This review of The Shack (2017) was written by Lily B on 21 May 2017.

The Shack has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jake W (796) on 18 Jan 2018

The battle between critics and audience on the standpoint of christian films rages on, yet once again I side with the audience…

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By Dispencer187 (11) on 26 Dec 2018

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By Emily W (395) on 22 Jan 2018

Easily the greatest movie I have seen thus far. It is so sad how split apart our world is from God and the Bible…

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By Lynn C (106) on 20 Jan 2018

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By Jethro R (9) on 02 Nov 2018

The Shack is a B-grade (low to medium budget) movie with an A-grade message that tries to answer why bad things happen to good people…

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By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 26 Nov 2021

I think it probably helps to be open minded if your likely to take much away from this film - its one that requires you to suspend disbelief…

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By Tracey M (98) on 24 Mar 2018

With amazing performances and a great story. The Shack is a great film, from top to bottom…

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By Stephanie V (63) on 18 Apr 2018

Amazing movie. One of the most heartfelt and moving movies I have ever seen. Really beautiful…

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By Kdog152 (56) on 01 Aug 2023

I don't see why ppl didn't like this film. It's not perfect, but it's successful in the message it's trying to put forward…

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By Bo K (183) on 02 Nov 2018

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