Alien at the Movies

The Shift

This is a fantasy/dystopian retelling of the Book of Job story. Kevin (Kristoffer Polaha) is spinning his Alcoholics Anonymous coin while sitting at a bar with a beer when he meets Molly (Elizabeth Tabish) who chats with him on a dare from her girlfriend’s. They hit it off, get married, & start a family. Then, one day, he is involved in a car accident & meets the Benefactor (Neal McDonough), loses his wife, & is sent to an alternate universe through the Shift. Kevin is given some difficult choices testing his faith in God as he tries to reunite with his wife after losing everything. Sean Astin is in the supporting cast. This is an interesting new take of the old Bible lesson story designed to attract today’s movie going audiences.

Alien gives it 3 “necklace” stars out of 4.