The Song

A country singer (Alan Powell) neglects his wife (Ali Faulkner) when stardom and a sexy singer (Caitlin Nicol-Thomas) turn his head. Writer-director Richard Ramsey's script is modeled on the Old Testament book, the Song of Solomon. Giving due credit, Ramsey raises the bar on the recent spate of faith-based movies, at least in terms of production values—the milieu is persuasive and performances a few notches above amateurish. Too bad Ramsey's script couldn't dispense with all the showbiz clichés and offer a more few surprises; picking out all the Bible references gets a little old after a while. For example, the hero's father is named David King, the temptress is Shelby Bale—King David and the Queen of Sheba, get it? The musical numbers are OK, though it's not easy to believe they'd make anybody a star.