Approved for 12+

3 Day Test

Martin Taylor has totally lost touch with his family. He has no clue who his teenage daughter's friends are, why his son only communicates with an electronic sign outside his bedroom door, or why his youngest child only watches faith TV. Convinced the family needs to reconnect, Martin surprises the wife and kids with a little experiment -- he locks them in their own home with no power, no heat, no running water, and absolutely no contact with the world outside! The sudden holiday "staycation" isn't what the Taylors had in mind for the weekend, but they'll have to team up to prove they can survive Dad's wacky mission. With a heartfelt message and some persistence, one little member of the family helps put their priorities back in the pews, because they'll need all the faith they have to get through this!
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Dove Review

Here is a unique film about a man who decides to take charge of his family’s lives! Martin Taylor decides to spend quality time with them, even if it means letting go of life’s conveniences and contraptions for three days. He is determined to reconnect with his family, something he has let slip away over the years. So he plans a three-day test involving them.

The family resists this suggestion at first but they warm to the idea as the hours tick away and Taylor also finally finds a way to show his antagonistic older brother Sam that he is now grown up. Setting up booby traps that would make Kevin in “Home Alone” envious, Martin accomplishes his goal and gains his family’s respect by doing so. We gladly award this interesting and family-friendly film our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for ages twelve plus. There are some sophisticated themes and some disrespect shown toward parents in the beginning. However, this film is about change and change does indeed occur. See this one soon!

Dove Rating Details

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Faith

None

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Integrity

A thrown football hits a man in the groin area; some booby traps cause characters to fall but none are seriously hurt; a couple of men wrestle around; a swat team takes down an innocent man but he is not harmed.

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Sex

Husband and wife kiss.

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Language

Moron-2; Ding Dong-1; Bozos-1; Idiot-1; Dumbo-2; Twerp-1; Dumbo-1; Screwballs-1

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Violence

A thrown football hits a man in the groin area; some booby traps cause characters to fall but none are seriously hurt; a couple of men wrestle around; a swat team takes down an innocent man but he is not harmed.

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Drugs

Drinks seen at a Christmas party; it is said teens were arrested at a parking lot for having beer.

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Nudity

None

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Other

A girl is disrespectful to her dad several times, including once when she mocks him, and says, "Let me smell your breath"; tension between a husband and wife who work things out; a daughter calls her father by his first name one time; it is stated a man's son downloaded movies and music and illegally sold the items to his friends; a man takes food from a family and their new puppies to make a test even more difficult for them.

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