Priceless Synopsis

PRICELESS is a powerful story of James Stevens who was, at one time, a good man with a great life — but that was then and this is now. After the tragic death of his wife and losing custody of his little girl, James is at the darkest crossroad of his life. Angry, desperate, and unable to hold down a steady job, he agrees to drive a box truck on a shady, one-time trip cross country for cash — no questions asked. But when he discovers what he is delivering is actually who, he is compelled to save two beautiful and frightened sisters who are unaware of the danger that awaits them. Can love, strength, and faith redefine his past and change the course of his future? This unlikely hero risks it all to save these women, confront the forces that oppose him and ultimately discover the life he was meant to live.

Mom Maven’s Thoughts on PRICELESS

The character of James Stevens, played by Joel Smallbone of For King and Country, is a flawed man in the darkest time of his life. He takes a job that seems simple enough, until he realizes that his cargo is human, two sisters to be exact. Throughout the movie he does what he can to make this horrible situation right for these girls and eventually others like them.

The movie is well acted. The story is painfully slow at times with no real story arc. The script focuses more on the plight of James than it does on the girls being sold as sex slaves. The very ending while hopeful, seems very improbable for an out of work, down-on-his-luck man. While I know the movie is a well-intentioned attempt to bring the darkness of human trafficking to light, the story falls flat and doesn’t grab the viewer and keep them interested.

PRICELESS is rater PG-13 for violence and mature themes.

PRICELESS DVD Giveaway

PRICELESS will be available digitally on January 31st and on DVD February 14, 2017. To learn more about PRICELESS visit Pricelessthemovie.com.

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I am pleased to say that, in my opinion, moving the event to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex was a wonderful idea. Holding the event at WWoS (Wide World of Sports) had some positives I hadn’t thought of originally. All 3 venues had seating available and 2 of the venues had air conditioning! On top of that, they were just better concert venues. As awesome as it is to worship in front of the castle, it isn’t awesome if you are in the throngs of people packed in all the way down Main Street USA.

The headliner concerts were held in Champions Stadium, a baseball stadium where the Atlanta Braves hold their spring training. Here we saw Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns, For King and Country and Newsboys in a stadium concert setting with great audio and lighting effects. VIP floor seating was available for an additional $20 per person per night.

The HP Fieldhouse was home to concerts by Matthew West, MercyMe, Switchfoot, Red, and Thousand Foot Krutch. In this building the floor was open for standing and the arena seating was open. The Jostens Center was a multi-purpose venue holding concerts for up and coming acts like Tim Timmons, Veridia and Zealand Worship. Unfortunately, the audio in this venue wasn’t nearly as well done as at the other locations. It was very bass heavy and often downright painful to listen too. This stage was also used for some artist Q & As on Saturday night. This building was also home to character meet and greets, classic video games, Minute to Win It competitions and the first ever artist merchandise tables at Night of Joy.

Down on the “Fields of Joy” were food trucks for additional dining options, a great DJ and from 5-9pm there were fun athletic competitions. While the “Fields of Joy” activities couldn’t take the place of a ride on Space Mountain, it was nice to have some activity options for kids who wanted a break from the concerts.

It has already been announced that Night of Joy 2017 will again take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and that there will be even more musical acts. Mark your calendar now for September 8-9, 2017. Event tickets aren’t on sale yet but its not too early to book your Walt Disney World Resort Stay. Just Email Me for more information!

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In case you don’t know what Night of Joy is…it is a hard ticketed event at The Magic Kingdom where there are concerts by all different kinds of Christian bands through out the evening. Add to that Disney rides and food and you have an awesome event for the whole family.

Friday Night’s Line-up

Castle Forecourt Stage

• 7:40pm  Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman
• 9:50pm  MercyMe
• 11:55pm Skillet

Galaxy Stage

• 7:30 p.m. – Audio Adrenaline
• 8:50 p.m. – Audio Adrenaline
• 10:25 p.m. – Mandisa
• 12:10 a.m. – For King and Country

Rockettower Plaza Stage

• 8:15 p.m. – City Harbor
• 9:40 p.m. – We As Human
• 11:20 p.m. – Moriah Peters

We arrived in the park right at 7:00pm…in the rain. My husband wasn’t feeling well and needed some food so he went over to Cosmic Ray’s for dinner while I joined the crowd in front of Cinderella Castle knowing he would join me before concert time. Due to the rain slowing down set up, the Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman concert was delayed…quite a bit but the crowd didn’t seem to mind a bit.

Soaking wet #selfie taken while waiting for the concert to begin.

The concert was AMAZING! They performed together and separately. They did a lot of their classic songs including Friends, Dive, I Will Be Here, Alleluia, and Cinderella as well as leading the crowd in a worship set that was just beautiful, especially with the backdrop of Cinderella Castle. The rain finally let up about 2/3 of the way through the concert. The only downside was that despite chants of “put down the umbrellas” most people kept them out throughout the show which made it difficult to see even the large LED screen on the stage.

Michael W Smith-Steven Curtis Chapman Night of Joy 2013

Once the concert ended, I was getting hungry so we headed to Pecos Bills for dinner. Since there were no stages in the Frontierland-Liberty Square-Fantasyland areas of the park these areas were deserted! We walked on to Peter Pan’s Flight and Voyage of the Little Mermaid with no wait. Next we headed to Tomorrowland and walked right on to Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin because everyone in Tomorrowland was at the Mandisa concert or watching the video relay of the concert on the screen at the Rockettower Plaza Stage. After the ride we headed over to Rockettower Plaza because I wanted to be in the front row for the Moriah Peters concert. I told you all about that in yesterday’s post Who Should Our Daughters Be Listening To? so you can hop over there to read about that concert. After Moriah’s concert we went to see a bit of her husband’s concert. This is the third time this year I’ve seen For King and Country,my boys even toured with them for two weeks this summer, so we stayed for three songs and then headed back to Cinderella Castle so my husband could catch part of the Skillet concert.

Skillet Night of Joy 2013

We had an awesome time at Night of Joy. I wish we had been able to attend Saturday night because I LOVE TobyMac and Building 429 and I would have enjoyed seeing them in concert. Have you ever been to Night of Joy? What Christian band would you like to hear at Night of Joy 2014? I am so excited because it has already been announced that Hillsong United will be there!

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