Redeeming Love Review: A Handsome Production Masks Troubling Ideas
Redeeming Love, a film adaptation of the bestselling novel from Francine Rivers, is very simple. It is a story about a man unwaveringly loving a complicated woman as she slowly opens up her heart to him and God. How much tolerance one has for preachy material will matter as the novel, and the film, are inspired by the Bible's Book of Hosea. Redeeming Love is about believing in God’s will, patience, forgiveness, devotion, and the central theme is the redeeming love of God towards sinners.
Redeeming Love follows Angel (Abigail Cowen), a young woman living and working at a brothel run by a woman called Duchess (Famke Janssen). One day, a well-to-do farmer, Michael (Tom Lewis), prays for God to provide him with a partner. Later that day, Michael spots Angel as she takes a walk through town. Struck by her beauty, Michael takes this occurrence as a sign that God heard his prayers, and thus he begins to pursue Angel. She, however, is not devout; in fact, she renounced God long ago. Despite her protests, Michael insists on marrying her, showering her with love and affection. Angel must overcome her demons to find trust in God again, repent, and forgive herself.
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If viewers can stomach the notion that Angel and her experience with being a sex worker (by force and by choice) are sinful, then Redeeming Love can be tolerated. Audiences who cannot accept a story that centers on a woman being harshly judged for being a sex worker may find the film really tough to sit through. As someone who has overcome many outdated notions in period dramas for the sake of enjoying them, Francine Rivers' tale is hardly as offensive as it could have been. The film, adapted by Rivers and directed
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