UNLIMITED
With God, all things are possible.
Should You Watch It?
UNLIMITED is a fun, exciting adventure with good performances and a clear Christian message. The story follows a brilliant MIT student caught in a dangerous struggle over a machine that could create unlimited energy. The movie keeps viewers interested, especially at the climax.
Its content concerns are limited to some light fighting, a drug subplot, and two light profanities that sound more reverent than dishonoring. The Christian worldview is direct, but it hardly takes away from the pacing.
If your family includes older children and adults, UNLIMITED is worth watching for its heartwarming story and Gospel-centered message.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESSimon Orwell, an extremely smart MIT student, travels to Mexico to deliver a device he developed with his old professor. After his car is run off the road and a gunman chases him, Simon finds refuge at an orphanage run by American scientist Harold Finch.
Simon soon learns that the professor’s work involves a machine capable of creating unlimited energy. With dangerous people pursuing the device, Simon must decide whether to remain uninvolved or help protect it.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means UNLIMITED is a good, engaging movie with some noticeable flaws. The production quality is not diminished by the limited budget, and the visuals remain engaging even though the film lacks a cinematic look and feel.
Robert Amaya provides some great laughter as Pedro, while Daniel Owens gives Simon depth and seriousness. The movie has some plot points that do not quite fit correctly, but it holds viewers’ interest, especially at the climax. Overall, it is a fun adventure with good performances and a great Christian message.
The Worldview
UNLIMITED presents a very strong Christian, Biblical worldview. Harold Finch serves as the story’s moral compass, helping those around him make the right choices. He openly shares the love of Jesus and the Gospel, and the film includes many references to Jesus and quoted Scripture.
The movie also presents a Christian running an orphanage, a character coming to know Christ, and corrupt government officials eventually being brought to justice. The review identifies the Christian message as clear and obvious, with little effect on the story’s pacing. It does not identify a significant departure from that Biblical outlook.
The film’s message is that God can work through people facing danger, difficult choices, and a broken past. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Very strong Christian, Biblical worldview, Jesus is mentioned many times, character comes to know Christ, Scripture is quoted, Christian runs an orphanage; two light OMG’s that sound more reverent than dishonoring; some brief action violence includes fist fights, gun fire, and man getting shot, some blood is seen; no sexual content; no nudity; man pretends to be drunk; drug references and bad guys try to smuggle drugs over the border; and, corrupt government officials are eventually brought to justice.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Harold Finch helps others make the right choices and shares the Gospel. How can your faith shape the choices you make when others are watching?
Matthew 5:16 · 1 Peter 3:15Simon has a troubled past and must decide whether to help with a dangerous problem. How can God meet us in our past and lead us toward better choices?
2 Corinthians 5:17 · Philippians 3:13–14The machine could create unlimited energy, but it could also hurt people in the wrong hands. What responsibilities come with knowledge and power?
Luke 12:48 · James 3:1The corrupt government officials are eventually brought to justice. Why does Scripture tell us to pursue justice while trusting God with judgment?
Micah 6:8 · Romans 12:19The Final Word
UNLIMITED offers an exciting adventure, engaging performances, little bad content, and a clear message about Jesus and the Gospel. Its light concerns should be manageable for older children and adults. For a Christian family looking for a fun movie with heart, WORTH THE TRIP.
