Charlotte (Emma Greenwell) is a bar tender whose mother died when she was 15, from at least one story that she tells. She gets a letter from her long lost sister Elizabeth (Buffy Charlet) who needs to be rescued from a church of snake handlers on Sugar Mountain. Using her life savings of $200 she entices Wayne (Brendan McCarthy) an Afghan war veteran who drinks heavily, gets used as a punching bag, and has other issues. He pretends to be her daddy. When they don't see her sister, she pretends she wants to join the church.

The plot becomes a little twisty, but not overly so. Joe Egender who played Brother Billy, the preacher was not convincing. While the plot progressed, it seemed like it went no where. The sound track was inconsistent as at times it made you feel you were watching a grindhouse, but it wasn't.

Parental Guide: F-bomb, near sex, brief nudity?

A woman seeks the help of an alcoholic veteran to help find her sister who joined a cult in some remote area. They drive there and find out she's gone. The group passes around venomous snakes with the notion that God will protect them against bites. They join the cult to find out what happened to her sister and find leaving isn't so easy.

This wasn't too bad even though we have seen this premise done a few times. The leader of the cult is played by Joe Egender who I think is a spitting image of Giovanni Ribisi. They didn't get into too many back stories or much character development but you do get the idea that they're all brain washed.

You do hear in the news now and then about someone from these snake religions getting fatally bit.

If you were looking for a movie about the gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit, than this is not it. The message they proclaim is not scriptural. It's funny that a few days ago someone mentioned that there are/is an actual place where things like this take place and then I accidentally stumbled onto this movie...

*Spoiler* You can see a woman's breast in the opening scene of this movie.

I stopped watching when a guy started getting whipped for his sins in front of a congregation.

It felt like something was off when they got to the mountain community even though they have Bible verses painted on things all over the place. This is not a movie about salvation based solely on accepting Jesus as the Son of God and repenting of your sins. Just a warning for those of you who are looking for that kind of a movie. Look up David A.R. White