I Still Believe Parent Guide

When Jeremy Camp (K.J. Apa) heads off to college, he packs along his hopes and dreams, his parents’ (Gary Sinise, Shania Twain) best wishes and a brand-new guitar. While at school, the freshman goes to a concert featuring one of his favorite Christian groups (The Kry). This event, and a couple of the people he meets that night, change his life forever.

The first is Jean-Luc (played by Nathan Parsons), the band’s lead singer. Taking Jeremy under his wing, he shares his approach to songwriting, and encourages the aspiring musician to dig deep into his soul and share the truth he finds. The generous artist also helps Jeremy put together a demo tape.

The second is a beautiful girl in the audience who catches Jeremy’s attention. Introducing himself to Melissa (Britt Robertson) at the end of the performance, he makes a point of bumping into the fellow student on future occasions. Eventually, despite some complications, the pair begin to date.

It seems God is smiling on Jeremy’s career and love-life until…

Based on a true story, this religious movie follows the trial of faith faced by Jeremy and Melissa when a health crisis threatens to take away all of life’s best rewards. If you have seen the movie’s trailer, you will have a good idea of where this journey is headed. And you will have a decent notion of where it ends if you are familiar with Jeremy Camp’s hit song “I Still Believe”.

The predictability of the tale is the film’s biggest flaw. But that isn’t reason enough to pass it by. With few content concerns for tweens, teens and adults, the screenplay provides an opportunity to contemplate your own thoughts about life, death, health, sickness, miracles and tragedies. Coming from a Christian faith perspective, Jeremy and Melissa’s experience addresses some of life’s hard questions and makes a heartfelt effort to offer solace to others who are treading similarly difficult paths.

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Donna Gustafson

Donna Gustafson has been involved with her husband Rod's work since the beginning. Handling many of the behind-the-scenes tasks, she also creates preview pages for up-coming movies, acts as managing editor and occasionally writes reviews.