The read
A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, Metacritic 38/100. Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do. Most of the 865 2000s adventure movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
71 audience votes
Key crew
- Mitch DavisDirector
- Mitch DavisWriter
- Kevin KinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher GorhamJohn H. Groberg
- Anne HathawayJean Sabin
- Joe FolauFeki
- Miriama SmithLavania
- Gerald R. MolenPresident Coombs
- Nathaniel LeesKelepi
- Alvin FitisemanuTomasi
- Peter Sa'ena BrownKuli
- Whetū FalaAsi
- John SumnerPresident Stone
- Paula KeenanSister Stone
- Pua MagasivaFinau
