I personally loved this movie and would recommend it to anyone. It is historical fiction so it has a fictional family, the Steeds, who are plunked down in the middle of actual events that happened in the United States in the early to mid-1800's. It is true that the events surround the starting of the Mormon church, but it is non-threatening and not preachy at all. It simply portrays the events of that time and the feelings and actions of the people surrounding it. It shows how people reacted from many different angles and I think it is very well done and brilliantly cast. I just love the actor who plays Joseph Smith! I do think that all the actors were cast really well. This second movie has a different person acting as Lydia, Emma Smith, and Martin Harris. I had a hard time with that as I was too used to the actors from the first movie, but they do not have big rolls in this movie so I was able to get past it. All in all I thought it was one of the best movies I saw in 2005 and plan to run right out and buy the DVD the first day it comes out!
