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List Price: $14.95 | | Label: Genius Products (TVN)
Salesrank: 11234
Released: May 13, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
When the life of mega film star, Michael Steele (Randy Travis), is destroyed right before the most important day of his life, his faith is put to the ultimate test.
The Wager Reviews:
Randy Travis in "The Wager" (as in "the bet" or "the challenge") = A Great Movie About Faith Under Fire!!!!!! 
2009-11-29 - This movie stars Randy Travis as Micheal Steele, an actor who has been nominated for Best Actor by the Academy Awards. It begins with Michael hearing the Rev.John Hagee on the radio or TV. The Rev. Hagee proposes a "wager", can you maintain your faith, if you lose your career, your spose, and your reputation? Well Michael is really put to the test in this movie, because he loses all three.
First, he is currently working on the filming of a movie, and the director wants him to film a sex scene. Michael says that is not up for discussion. He said they had an agreement that he would not film any sex scenes. The director pressures him, but Michael continues to refuse, so the director fires him.
Next, his wife tells him she is leaving him, and has filed for a divorce. Michael is served the divorce papers.
The day Michael was fired from the movie business, he had taken an 8 year old boy along, who I think is the son of his sister. Anyway, he takes the boy on home with him. An actress who Michael has worked with drops by Michael's home. She tries to get him to do the movie scene. Michael gets mad, she leaves, Michael follows her out the door, and so does the little boy. The media is at his gate watching the event. They accuse Michael of not wanting the woman, and falsely accuses him of having an affair with the 8 year old boy. They falsely accuse him of being a pervert, and child molester. Thus, he loses his reputation.
Then Michael's mother dies.
However, Michael holds on to his faith. On the way to the Academy Awards, Micheal has the limo driver to stop. He says he knows he as to be at the location where the boy is, but he don't know why? His manager thinks he's crazy. Randy goes to the boy's home and finds a grown man beating the boy. Michael intervenes, and beats up the man, and makes sure the boy is okay.The cops are called, and Michael is vindicated from the child abuse accusations. He also won the Best Actor Award which his wife accepted for him. He gets his career back and his wife back and his reputation back. So, he won the "wager".
This is one of those movies that leaves you with a happy feeling. Randy is a great actor. This is a great movie about holding on to your faith under adverse conditions. Thanks and may God Bless.
An insight in our struggle to walk our Christian lives.l 
2009-09-13 - His life gave us a window between good and evil. Just like Job in the Bible.
Excellent!! Worth while to see. Encourages us to continue to do God's will even do everything seem to be falling apart.
The Wager has a great message
2009-09-12 - I enjoyed this movie very much, it has a wonderful message and you just need to over look the acting, it is the message that I truely enjoyed. It is worth seeing. I gave it a 4 for the acting and really it is worth a 5 for the message it gives.
better singer than actor 
2009-09-12 - but who am I to talk about another - he put his neck out and I have no right to chop it off - he did his best - keep on singing
Another Quality Christian Movie
2009-09-08 - If you enjoy Randy Travis, you love this movie. His acting is down to earth and believable. He does sing a time or two in this as well. The quality of the movie is also first rate. The story is of an actor who has given his life to the Lord, and now feels that some of his roles are conflicting with his new life. His wife is divorcing him, his co-star is trying to seduce him, his sister runs a Christian mission for children, and he himself is in constant turmoil. In the end, his faith in the Lord remains strong, and evidence of the Lord working in his life is now visible to all around him.
