Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
Grace Trey (AJ Michalka) is the daughter of a rocker turned Christian singer, and because of this she's grown up singing in Churches, musically restrained by her Father. She wants more, dreaming of going to Hollywood and breaking into secular music. An opportunity presents itself when her Dad's old manager Frank (Kevin Pollak) pays the family a visit. He wants to bring Johnny Trey (James Denton) back into the music business when an old song goes viral on the internet. Johnny refuses, determined to keep that life behind him, but Grace secretly records a demo of that song and submits it to the music label.
Grace Unplugged is an inspirational film about learning to be in the World, but not of it. To follow ones dream while trying to not get lost in the process. No easy feat in the Entertainment industry where image is everything, and Christian values frowned upon.
I've been a fan of AJ for years, enjoying the music she's made with her sister Aly. Insomniac is a solid fun album, and I love their song "Silence" and "Flattery," so I loved hearing AJ sing in Grace Unplugged. "Misunderstood" is a great song, and "You Never Let Go," a duet with James Denton, is a nice Christian song.
The reason I didn't put this movie in the 4 stars range is for technical reasons, one of the biggest offenders being framing issues. Heads were constantly getting chopped off or cut in half. . . which got on my nerves. This isn't the French Revolution.
Overall this is a great movie for families and people of faith.
MPAA: Rated PG for thematic elements and brief teen drinking.
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