Sketch is a film that will help Christian families stop and consider their emotions and take them to Jesus

Charles Merritt thinks that the latest offering from Angel Studios will be helpful for Christian parents looking to help their children open up about their feelings

Film: Sketch

Age rating: 12A

Runtime: 95 minutes

See this if you liked: Gremlins

Synopsis:

Taylor Wyatt is doing his best to solo parent his two children Jack and Amber after the tragic passing of his wife. Amber’s violent and disturbing drawings are causing major concerns for him and although he wants to encourage her creativity, he’s scared at the content. But then Jack accidentally drops his sister’s book of drawings into a magical lake, and her monstrous imaginations become real and begin to wreak chaos.

SKETCH | Official Trailer | In Theaters Aug 6 | Angel

What I liked:

For a family-friendly horror movie, this was surprisingly funny! I should add, intentionally so. Tony Hale did a great job at being a supportive dad who is struggling to understand his daughter and her creative expressions.

I really loved the brother being the emotional anchor for the movie, his protectiveness over his sister whilst struggling to balance his own grief was a really interesting angle to go down. The young actor playing Jack, Kue Lawrence, was great and I’ll be keeping an eye out as I have no doubt he’ll be getting more roles in the future.

Just as Taylor is a good dad who treasures the gifts of his children, so too is our heavenly Father who cherishes us

This is a very creative film, with lots of clever designs of creatures and powers. The visual effects are impressive for a low budget movie, and although you never really feel like anything is real, the animation and creativity of designs help you stay in the moment.

What I didn’t like:

The action sequences weren’t ……