I think every girl can identify with the idea of wanting to be your own person but wanting to please the people around you at the same time. So I can identify with that part of Grace. "We've gotten older, and we're making our music match. "I think what Grace is going through here is her turning point - and as Aly & AJ my sister and I had a turning point, too," Michalka says. 11.įor AJ Michalka, who plays the title character, Grace Trey, the real-life similarities come from the experiences she and her sister, Aly, have had as they've transitioned their careers from pre-teen stars in the Disney stable to young adults now recording as 78Violet. 28 and debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on Feb. GRACE UNPLUGGED comes to Digital HD and Video on Demand on Jan. Zarpas, Robert E.Keywords: Grace unplugged, movies, christian, entertainment, premier Producers: Russ Rice, Larry Frenzel, Christopher M. Production: Coram Deo Studios, Birchwood PicturesĬast: AJ Michalka, James Denton, Kevin Pollak, Michael Welch, Shawnee Smith, Chris Ellis, Emma Catherwood, Zane Holtz, Kelly Thiebaud, Jamie Grace But by the time the film reaches its predictably happy conclusion, audiences will have long stopped caring. And the presence of such familiar faces as Pollak and Denton, both delivering well-nuanced turns, manages to somewhat elevate the material. While its characterizations are admirably not black & white-Grace’s father acknowledges her gifts and the record company execs are far from villainous-the film’s reluctance to fully explore its provocative moral conflict renders it terminally bland.įeaturing a brief appearance by chart-topping Christian singer/songwriter Chris Tomlin, Grace Unplugged is certainly plugged into its intended audience. While the subject matter certainly seems rife with dramatic potential, the film handles it in sputtering, uncompelling fashion. Will she sacrifice her principles in favor of achieving her aspirations for stardom? Or will she find herself with the aid of a religious record company intern ( Michael Welch) who invites her to his mother’s home for a home-cooked meal and gives her a book to read about discovering one’s faith? Unfortunately, it’s about a one-night stand, a subject matter that goes against her religious convictions. When the label gets wise to her lack of songwriting talent after an embarrassing demo, they assign her a sure-fire hit. Meanwhile, Grace, who’s started to indulge in alcohol, feels the pressure of producing a follow-up song to her hit single. Sometimes you have to spend it,” Grace is advised by the label’s reigning young diva. “Your body is the biggest asset you have. So without telling her parents in advance she picks up one day and heads to Los Angeles, where she is promptly groomed for pop stardom based on her own cover version of her dad’s song.Ĭue the moral dilemma, as the innocent Grace soon finds herself caught up in the modern pop music marketing machine, including being set up with a handsome young television star who’s been recruited to date her for publicity purposes. Johnny declines the invitation, but by then Mossy has gotten to heard Grace sing and makes clear his interest in signing her.
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