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Randy Travis: The Wager (DVD review)

By twangthang ⋅ August 13, 2008 ⋅ Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not news that Randy Travis has been involved in another movie production. But if you missed the press releases prior to production, you may be surprised to hear Travis plays the leading role in this movie.

Travis plays a successful actor on the verge of winning an academy award…and the edge of losing everything. This is the basis of “The Wager.”

The wager itself is: can you live the Sermon on the Mount AND be successful by today’s standards?

So, if Christian topics threaded together with spiritual messages offend you, know that this is probably not your cup of tea. But if you’re more interested in seeing Randy Travis show off his acting skills in a lead role, you’re in for a treat…and you might just enjoy the messages, too.

What makes this project unique for me, as a fan, is that this has nothing to do with country music, and doesn’t connect to Westerns, Cowboys and such…it doesn’t contain any of the elements that would normally draw a country music fan like me to his acting portfolio.

But knowing his passion for acting and his solid foundation in Christian life, it’s interesting to see Travis branching out his talents.

I’m no movie critic, so I won’t bore you with my endless opinions. I’ll just say this. On one hand, I wanted to like this movie because I’m a fan. On the other hand (no pun intended), I wanted to hate it because I’m one of “those” move watchers who wants to be above the “Disney-anic” films with all the predictability of those “TV movie of the week” productions. Nonetheless, I got caught up in the plot, laughed & cried with the compelling, although sometimes unbelievable characters, and I enjoyed it. Hope you do to.

And Randy’s acting…spot on, IMHO. Don’t miss Candace Cameron (Bure) as the mixed-up glamorous starlet, and Bronson Pinchot as the miss-directed director…Nancy Stafford, Doug Jones, and Nancy Valen also play key roles. Retails at $19.99, but can be picked up at the links below for $15. Also available for rental via Netflix.

Movie official Website:

http://www.wager-themovie.com/

Movie trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnJRYeAoqmg

For sale at from Randy Travis’ online store or from Amazon.com

http://www.randytravisstore.com/product/RT_WAGERDVD?meta=FRG

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013D8L9A

May 2008 Release notice, Debuts at #1 in sales…

http://www.pr.com/press-release/87837