Bob GarverSpecial to Valley News“Redeeming Love” is a cross between a Christian movie, a mushy romance and a demented exploitation film. It might sound like an intriguing combination, but the genres do not go well together nor do they result in an entertaining trainwreck. On top of my many, many complaints about this movie, it cannot be forgotten that it is a poorly paced slog that has no business taking up 134 minutes of an audience’s time. Really, it has no business taking up one minute of time, let alone 134.Set in the California Gold Rush of the mid-19th century, the film follows “Angel,” played by Abigail Cowan, as she is saved from a life of prostitution by humble farmer Michael, played by Tom Lewis. I’ll start with him. This character can only exist as a prot
