Alone Yet Not Alone

In 1755 Pennsylvania, two white girls are taken captive by Indians. This faith-based historical drama is—there's no gentle way to say it—embarrassingly bad; it's like a small-town amateur pageant staged by weekend French and Indian War re-enactors, with special guest appearances by local merchants masquerading as Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Sluggish pacing (by directors Ray Bengston and George D. Escobar) fails to enliven the lurching, episodic story, and a cast of unsteady unknowns can do little with the terrible dialogue, heavy with exposition (“As you well know …”) and stupid anachronisms (“Okay!” “No way!”). Written by Escobar and James Richards, from Tracy Leininger Craven's novel (supposedly based on the true story of one of her ancestors). The meager budget is painfully obvious.