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First off, good movie! I was engaged, as well as impressed. I had pretty low expectations honestly, and it surpassed those.

This movie is, in my opinion, a first for Christian movies. It seeks to cover a subject that's actually important in our non-Christian world today, and does a quite commendable job at doing so.

It had its issues story-wise, but I can't complain. The acting was decent, the actual subject matter was well covered (I mean, come on---it's a family-oriented-ish Christian movie! Didn't expect them to go that deep!), and it wasn't boring. Props to the Smallbone Brothers for going where no Christian filmmaker dare go...until now.

Priceless reminded me of the film Courageous that appeared free in theatres, sponsored by religious groups I think. Priceless centers around human trafficking of women sold into the sex trade, treated like they are worthless. But as the film so eloquently describes, each one of these women is priceless.

The Smallbone family directs and stars in this low-budget film and delivers a high-value film. James (Joel smallbone) is down and out, having lost basically everything. He gets a chance to make some quick money by driving a cargo truck with no questions asked. He eventually learns his cargo is human, and then he's faced with the choice of saving himself, walking away, saving these young women. At times, you wish he'd just walk away, the odds being so stacked against him.

He meets up with a mysterious hotel owner who befriends him and eventually gives him positive guidance about what doing the right thing really means.

The acting is a bit uneven but decent. The story has some moments that are kind of slow. And of course, you eventually get hit over the head with the religious overtones of this kind of movie. Still, the main theme of being a good person, of doing the right thing when push comes to shove, should resonate with you as a human being.

Priceless is uplifting, if not perfect. It's an enjoyable film worth your time. Enjoy.

Honorable subject matter. More of a Lifetime Movie type of picture.

From many of the other reviews I was really expecting something special, I have just seen Lion and so my expectations might be a little high as that is a great film.

What can I say? Not sure why the high scores from so many reviewers but I can only suspect they were simply adding their "SHILLings" to the mix and have no idea what they are talking about.

Bad "made for TV" movie comes to mind, sub-par acting. No real depth to the characters, forgettable in every way with cliché after cliché. Bad Music, bad set pieces, lazy script.

Hour and a half of my life i'll never get back. C'est la vie

Thats pretty much how I see 40% from "critics."

This movie is competent for what its trying to accomplish. Theres a fine line to tread when dealing with such a touchy subject while doing it in a manner that doesn't submerge itself in blood, sex and swear words. This movie treads that line efficiently.

After reading so many positive reviews, many a bit too over the top to be honest, however I thought it was worth a shot, no it wasn't. One reviewer called it "amazing". Amazing? Really? No, what it was was slow, and ponderous and B O R I N G. The movie deals with an important subject to be sure, that of sex trafficking, and with a bit of imagination (including a better script and acting), even on a small budget you could do this important subject justice, but not in this case. You never get the feeling of tension, of adrenaline rushing heart pounding fear that our protagonist would expect to feel if he really was put in the situation you see in this movie. I found myself having to force myself to sit through this movie and I don't say that about a lot of movies. If you want to see a REAL heart wrenching movie on this difficult subject, watch Lilya 4-ever. That movie deserves it's high rating, not so Priceless, it should be rated much lower in my opinion.

This movie is a gripping, moving, and powerful revelation into the dark world of human trafficking. Many negative reviews were watching this for entertainment but this movie was filmed as almost a story telling documentary. Too many people live in a fantasy world and don't want to face the harsh reality that lay just beneath our everyday life. This story is a wake-up call and should be absorbed as such.

Joel portrays James, a man at the end of his rope who finds purpose in helping those trapped in this terrible world. His evolution and triumph in the face of adversity should be a lesson to all. Thank you Small bone family for such an amazing film. God Bless

I had no idea what I was getting into with this movie. Throughout the whole film I kept getting the feeling that it was really trying hard to make the good guy look cool. To make doing the right thing seem like the right thing to do. I really like that. The bad guys weren't overly glorified or vilified either. I don't think they went too far, and it doesn't smack of the in your face over the top cheese-fest that other movies dealing with the subject usually have. I know the story well from made-for-TV movies though never was it so professionally shot or well acted.

There are only a few gripes i have about the movie, and they are personal irks that I can understand probably were taken into consideration and decided against by the creators.

1,) I really wish they had used the word RAPE at any point in the film. Everything else was so honest and boldfaced that it seems a shame to try and sugar coat it with euphemisms and allusions. 2,) The end seems really rushed and cut short. There are a lot of questions left unanswered, but I believe it is because they needed to get their message out after the climax instead of a concise denouement. 3,) They could have done a better job with working in the daughter and her relationship and importance to James. As it is it seems a bit contrived and little fake.

None of those are great detriments, and the message is important too. The movie was legitimately entertaining and kept my attention from very early on. I'm planning on watching it again with certain friends and recommending it as well. I'm glad I saw it.

A good awareness film, but struggled to narrate what it wanted to say in a standard way like any average films does. It was about forced prostitution, especially for poor immigrants. It was the story of Antonia and Maria, the illegal Mexican immigrants, but told from James, a truck driver who recently lost his wife. Now the life worth living is for his daughter who has been taken by the childcare. But one day on his job, while delivering a cargo, he comes to know his commitment is wrong. At first not realising the depth of the issue, later he decides to fight for it, but it was too late, yet he never gives up.

Films like 'Taken', 'Trade', 'Eden', all are very similar to this. Each tells undigestable tales, which mostly based on the real like this one. Thematically, this film can be praised, but not all quite well in the screenplay. The first is, it was slightly religiously motivated. Yeah, I like morals from the religious aspect, especially when it is used to fight for good, not to promote the belief. I appreciate, it did not lean on that overall, except the characters designed that way. On the other hand, the performances were not up to laudable, especially the emotions parts lacked the feeling.

Since it was not entirely based on the real, but parts of various true events, the screenplay should have filled better with other contents. The opening and the final acts were good, though the middle section lacked the pace and the story event. So now you know what this film is about, and I think it is worth a watch, mainly for the message it carries. Interesting, this film turned into a book, which seems a good idea as it is more like that sort of portrayal than for a cinematic.

6/10

5.8 stars.

This film has a very good message. Do yourself a favor and watch 'Sound of Freedom' instead.

I rooted for the good guys, but these guys are not smart. Are people really making mistakes like this in their efforts to help the helpless? The monumental errors in judgement are hard to ignore and I find it very difficult to fathom any narrative would follow this particular pattern. The Protagonist (James) makes so many mistakes, he might as well just lock the prison doors and throw the key into the Arctic. I mean, after the stunts he pulls, there's no way this story ends happily ever after. He really screws it up, and yet what are the ramifications of his utterly mindless actions? The traffickers are two-bit morons too. What did I just waste my time watching? If you want to help the unfortunate "slaves" out there by informing the public of what's happening in the world, take pride in your work and present it right. I lost all respect for this film as soon as I realized the writer(s) must have been born yesterday. Exit this movie and watch 'Sound of Freedom'. It's ten times better and tells the same exact story.

This movie is about the worst of the worst and once I realized what was going to happen, I couldn't watch it all. I skipped to the end.

The Mexican woman that this movie focuses on believes in God. She was lied to and ends up in the worst nightmare any girl could endure and it is made worse because her younger sister is with her in it. Because this is a faith -based movie, I'm sure that much of the horror is sanitized, but you can't completely sanitize this subject.

There is a faith based message in this movie. At one point, it is stated plainly. It is a message that every person needs to hear, especially teens who every day face an assault on their picture of themselves.

Whether you believe in God at all in any way, the message in this movie is still important because the message is that we all need to fight against Human Trafficking.

This movie might be a 9 out of 10 if it would be a secular movie. But it definitely does not represent Christianity. While Christianity can include some aspects of that Social Justice presented here, most of the aspects presented in this movie are utterly anti-Christian.

PROS

+ Good example to not look away from those bitter realities.

+ Great actors, great music and well-made movie.

CONS

• In Christianity we are commanded to go into the world, to preach the Good Message to our neighbors and to baptize them. This is the approach IESOUS gave us. He did not punch those who sell the prostitutes, but told us indirectly to convert those who purchase the prostitutes, because those are included amongst our neighbors. If we now convert both sellers and buyers, then we create a better world, with less women suffering abuse. To take a violent shortcut as suggested in this movie, is against the biblical teaching. We are to live in peace.

• I never heard of any instance that THEOS would allow a true Christian (aka Antonia) to be brought to another country and then being raped there together with her daughter. THEOS does allow some suffering (sanctification), but such a dynamic as displayed in this movie is a bad misrepresentation of our reality in CHRISTOS.

• Display of anti-biblical violence involving a knock-out through an extinguisher, and twice the usage of a loaded weapon.

• No salvation of James, apart from morally changing sides. In this -most important- regard a very sad end of the story.

I watched 10 minutes of this entire movie. Boring background music that plays every five minutes. Seriously I want my 10 minutes back from watching this. Filmed in 17 days, yeah well you can absolutely tell. Cut and paste footage, the same song over and over.

In a time when all we think 'Is the price of the ticket worth the entertainment factor', sometimes the price of a ticket can invoke the thoughts, 'There's more to life than being entertained with a bucket of popcorn'. This is one of those movies that compelled us to make active choices to address the movie theme with our resources. For this, the movie's value far exceeds the price to watch the movie and I strongly feel that it needs to be watched.

Santos does an excellent job acting. The film drags a bit and could be tighter. Some of the story does not seem plausible.

It's seems wrong to call a movie that deals about human trafficking awesome but it was. The story was good (I like how it shows that human trafficking is happening not just in other countries and not just to Mexicans but to Americans as well) and it had some humor in it too (you have to have some otherwise your body wouldn't be able to handle the suspense). Joel Smallbone was excellent and I didn't hear any breaks (where the person's accent breaks through the accent they're doing) in his American accent, Bianca A. Santos was excellent as Antonia, Amber Midthunder was so cute as Maria and Sierra Rose Smith was adorable as Emmy Stevens. I can't of any time in the movie where there was bad acting.