Last week at the Montrose Christian Writers Conference, I had the joy of meeting Torry Martin, a faculty member this year.

Torry is an award-winning actor, screenwriter, comedian, and author. Tuesday night we had a blast watching his latest movie, Heaven Bound.

Not sure what to expect, I was eager to see just how funny this “Christian comedy” really is. I’m here to tell you it did not disappoint!

Heaven Bound is laugh-out-loud funny and more!

Ted and Josie Hoover are a married couple who seem to have it all. Ted is a top executive at the Mr. Mitzky Organic Gourmet Gluten-Free Dog Food Company. They own the fancy home, flashy toys, live a lavish lifestyle.

But one day Ted makes a terrible mistake that leaves him a villain in his own town. He loses his high-paying job, and as money dwindles, so does the lifestyle he and Josie enjoy.                                                 

Unable to pay bills, devastated, and desperate for money, they devise a harebrained scheme to rob millionaire Dr. Drake’s home, after getting wind he is about to donate his deceased wife’s jewels to charity. 

As Ted, Josie, and Moochie (Torry Martin), the unkempt brother who shows up in time to get in on the action, embark on their escapade, little do they realize that the good doctor has a home security system designed to keep people in the house. 

Dr. Drake also recently had a spiritual awakening. After spending years with his wife doing missions work and saving people through his medical expertise, he realizes he has never saved a soul.

Three burglars in his home present the perfect opportunity. He traps them in, determined to keep them until he can convince them to accept Jesus as their Savior.

As the “burglars” learn more about their captor, light shines on their own fractured lives, and on a God none of them had considered for a long time. 

Heaven Bound is outrageously funny, yet has poignant moments that cause us to ponder our own lives.

How well do I portray Jesus to others? Do I say “I love you” to my spouse and family, or am I too engrossed in my problems?

Have I lost perspective that life is bigger than the here and now?

The message in this movie is not an overt Christian witness. Rather, it reveals itself through cleverly crafted and hilarious scenes, with excellent acting and skillful dialogue.

I highly recommend this family-friendly movie, and give it FIVE STARS.

P.S. Before leaving the conference, I bought the DVD. Arriving home, I watched it a second time with my hubby.

I found myself laughing even more!

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