October Baby Review

                                   October Baby may just be one of those faith-based dramas, or it may not be. It is not just another faith-based drama to answer that question. Rather, it is a humorous, close to great, but very good drama. It follows Hannah, who after a collapse on stage at a high school play finds out that her health risks are due to the fact that she was aborted early. To top this, her "parents" are not her real parents (hence the quotations), and have never told her the truth.

                                   Hannah is played by Rachel Hendrix, a beautiful young actress who despite having done only a TV movie named Alumni with her co-star in this, Jason Burkey, does an excellent job. Hendrix is quick with the eyes. Just when you think she feels one way, her eyes tell you otherwise. Burkey, who plays her friend, Jason in the film is good at creating some humor while being serious when he wants to. Jason also has a colorful group of friends, which helps make this movie funny as well as touching. I haven't ever gotten to the best part yet. John Schneider, who you may know as the original Bo Duke plays Jacob, Hannah's adoptive father. Schneider, who is also know for his musical career is excellent here. He is the key to this film.

                                   Jacob is all business and no pleasure, and Schneider takes that personal to new heights and makes it his own. The film is also not as preachy or boring as you would expect it to be. In fact, it's very entertaining. I won't say what happens at the end, or in the middle, but I will say that both times I got a bit choked up.

                                  October Baby is sadly not going to find a big audience, but if you are willing to take the time to watch this film, you might just be surprised at how much you like it. (3 and 1/2 stars out of 5 stars)