John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint 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 strug... (Full plot summary below)
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John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint 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.
Leave your thoughts about The Other Side of Heaven.
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatCelebrates the spiritual practice of enthusiasm as an energizing and radiant way of life. |
| Orlando WeeklySteve SchneiderThis long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordIn its combination of religion, love story and exotic locales, "Heaven" is a bit reminiscent of James Michener's "Hawaii," although this is a somewhat simpler, more personal tale. |
| Boxoffice MagazineWade Major[Breheny's] lensing of the New Zealand and Cook Island locations captures both the beauty of the land and the people. |
| Apollo GuideJon Lap[Davis] wants to cause his audience an epiphany, yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters. |
| TV GuideKen FoxThe film looks great and makes sophisticated use of digital effects. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIt is inspirational in characterizing how people from such diverse cultures share the same human and spiritual needs. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceDavis has filled out his cast with appealing fresh faces. |
| Movie MomNell MinowThis gently retro story of a young Morman missionary in the Pacific Islands of Tonga loses some wholesomeness points due to some smug insularity. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarThe film's implicit premise is that the faith of the Tonga people is in every way inferior to that of John. |
