Haters will hate calling it mercenary over humanitarian, but I ask you if religion proves out to be a way for one to save innocent lives, give them a decent way to live, feed thousand's, should that be judged.The another thing is the bold move,which shows possessing a weapon for defence and not being hesistated a bit to use it, when caught in tyranny. The corrupt needs to be punished in the language they understand.Last but not the least, an enticing movie portraying good will which needs donations for a good cause. To really know about the organisation accepting such humanities, wait till end credits.

Based on a true story, the movie opens with a brutal genocidal attack on a village, one where a child is being forced at gunpoint to smash his mother's head...but before that happens we flashback 2 weeks earlier. Sam Childers (Gerard Butler) is getting out of prison. He was quick sex with his wife (Michelle Monaghan) in the car before they make it home to the trailer park. He is upset that his wife is now packing mushrooms and has stopped stripping, but not as upset as I was.Within 5 minutes, Sam reaches a point in his life where he will either die, go back to jail, or find the Jesus he dreads. He opts for the lesser of 3 evils and goes to church with his wife. He finds Jesus, a bar of soap, shampoo, and a shirt with sleeves. When Jesus sends a tornado through central Pa., it created a construction business for Sam, however the only way he can stop chasing the rabbit is to save his buddy. The next thing you know, he is off to Africa.Combining his Christian belief and bad boy past (which, believe it or not the movie downplayed) Sam decides he can help in Sudan and save part of it by building an orphanage (target) in a war zone. He discovers things are not that easy, even with God on your side. Sam becomes obsessed with Sudan to the point it effects his home life. The scenes have low level intensity.This is an excellent film. It is well acted with mediocre editing. This is not a "come to Jesus" film, but the story can not be told without showing that aspect of Sam's life. Indeed, at one point the violence causes Sam to question his faith. The closing credits shows actual film of Sam and his family.F-bombs, brief car sex, no nudity.

Well, this movie did well in the beginning while introducing Sam Childers. He was a complete chauvinist and violent guy who notably had a mental disorder, and his family had to deal with him everyday. After some while, Childers decides going to church and traveling to Africa in order to help the poor people that live there. The problem is that, as the story goes, we're able to notice that Butler's character believes to be a hero, even if it means killing lots of people because there is a war going on. It is interesting to remember that Hitler, and several other totalitarian presidents, began their career as "the world savers", growing their popularity until the horror began. It's very known that power corrupts men, and this movie mixes this subject with a predisposition that Childers always had. I mean, he always seemed to be an explosive guy that needed no reason to beat people up, so it was almost obvious to imagine he'd become something like that. The problem of this film is that... there is nobody to spectator feel identified with. The characters' lack of charisma let this movie a little boring, mainly if the audience doesn't enjoy religious advertisement. In my opinion, "Machine Gun Preacher" is just a regular film that entertains for some moments, but never delivers. We've seen better....

The true story of violent drug dealer Sam Childers is documented in an original and stylish way with a gritty and soulful performance by the perfectly casted Gerard Butler. Childers once being a violent drug dealer wanted something more in life and wanted to feel the ultimate redemption experience. Instead of hurting other gangs and doing drugs, he went off to Sudan to help the sick and poor and do something good in his life. However, Sudan being a rebel war zone, Sam was in for a rough experience causing him to use violence on the evil rebels in order to help innocent civilians. This interesting true story is documented in a form in which we see all aspects of Sam's adventure We get a perfectly timed situation of his life before he changed and how his bad actions shaped his life in prison. Then we see his transformation that isn't rushed or fake. He doesn't go to Africa right away or anything, instead we see some powerful adjustment. When we see Sam in Africa, we get a great representation of all aspects of his journey there. The orphanage he built, the children he meets, the protection required in order to save people, and many different emotions. Director Marc Foster gives a great visual appeal to making this film by using realistic settings and actors and a genius outline of this mans incredible journey. Not an overdoes of action sequences or making the sad scenes involving rebels like a "Rambo' film at all. Instead you get powerful war scenes that feel like something out of "Saving Private Ryan." This ultimate adventure is a story of redemption and the hard decisions faced when dealing with morality and saving others. Overcoming guilt is another theme i found extremely relevant, because most films involving redemption ignore the fact that the people probably feel horrible about themselves! This film has all the aspects of an action film with a powerful message and is the ultimate tale of redemption.