This movie was disappointing in the sense that it was more about the guy's life experiences (and struggles) while writing his book than actually anything about the book itself. Seems like a PR stunt to me. I was expecting something that would at least go into the content of the book, maybe go into what he was feeling and experiencing. But then again it seems like he was more of just a 'medium' for this spiritual writings rather than actually having experienced anything spiritual worth showing/portraying. The movie makes what he ended up producing out of all of it somewhat of a side note, not particularly significant to the storyline. The Celestine Prophecy movie seemed more interesting than this, and that thing was really shallow/cliché in itself.

This movie does play out like an after school special. It's not a badly produced movie, as some have suggested, but it truly is just an infomercial for Walsch's books. There are so many logical inconsistencies in Walsch's theology that there is no room to write them here. Xenos.com has an excellent review of Walsch's work. (I am not affiliated with Xenos - I just know how to research using the internet and google.)Walsch's god is his own inner voice - which makes Walsch his own god.At one point in the movie he suggests that either he is hearing from God or he is crazy. Yep, - he's crazy.Normal people, when faced with adversity, seek help from others - they don't abandon their families and live in a tent in the park. That's a big red flag that he's not normal. He wasn't hiding from the law or the mafia - so to choose that path shows he might be just as crazy as the other homeless people who have mental illness causing them to shun those who could help them.And if he is not crazy, then he is worse - he's a huckster out to make a buck. If you honestly want to hear from God, try a Bible study with a good group of people and have some discussions. A wee amount of research into what God says in the Bible will show you the folly of Walsch's teachings.For those who shun the God of the Bible, Walsh may be right up your alley.

This Christian had to force himself to watch what was otherwise a poorly acted, turgid film so riddled with holes it was laughable--just to see what all the fuss was about. The answer: A quest for a sugar-coated spirituality in which we make God in our image. Every 45 seconds, it seemed, we were sledge-hammered with another psycho-babble-larded lecture about self-fulfillment. Consider, for instance, the theology of money presented in this film: It's phony and self- serving. Early in the film Walsch asks why the people who give the most to the world don't receive the most $$$$. Fair enough; who wouldn't agree? But it's a setup to paper over the bankruptcy of the much later scene in which his agent arm-twists another half-million out of his publisher. Question: If the writer had become so connected to God, why did he sit so quietly during the extortion scene? For that matter, why didn't he give his advice away for free, as, say, Jesus did? In fact, that was my biggest problem with the movie: I found nothing likable about the main character (or the others, for that matter, who came across as codependent losers). By the time he got around to distributing those fat cash-packed envelopes, he had lost me. This movie purports to convey that God is with you in your worst moments and will help you lift yourself up. That's a message worth telling over and over. But the real message that comes across is that there are big bucks to be made in spouting clichés about self-development and easy answers for life's most difficult questions (such as, Why did my son die in a motorcycle accident?) Having survived the movie, I think I'll pass on Walsch's books and watered-down spirituality, and stick to Jesus and the breaking of bread, not the making of ($$$), for my connection with God.

For the millions of readers of Neale Donald Walsch's superb trilogy, "Conversations with God" and his sequel, "Tomorrow's God," this film might have special meaning. It chronicles in dramatic form, highlights from Author Walsch's rise from a struggling wannabe to a best-selling writer. I've no idea how much of this is fact and how much dramatic license that Scriptor Eric DelaBarre took in fashioning his screenplay. However, I'm sure that structurally he spent too much time with Neale's rags and not enough with the transition to riches.For over an hour our hero struggles bitterly, becoming an outcast homeless person. Then rather abruptly he's getting his writing inspiration and turning into a great success. This imbalance is probably because Eric saw the poverty part as more dramatic and emotion-driven.Still, for those unfamiliar with Walsch and his writings, the movie may come off as not too interesting. Only when one is familiar with the writing product (for myself, the books should be included in "Great Books of the Western World" Series) that the bio takes on special meaning.Fortunately, fine Canadian actor Henry Czerny is cast in the lead role. (Who can forget his mesmerizing performance in "Boys of St. Vincent"?) Yet, Czerny can't save the tedium of DelaBarre's script.As for the film title, it has little to do with the book per se (how can one make a film of a book that consists entirely of dialog . . . Qs&As?).In the end, it's appropriate that the film be judged as film and, according to that criteria, it deserves a less that satisfactory rating.