Movie Review
An old hymn says, “God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform.” Naomi, who recently lost her son and husband, believes that finding love, true love, is one of those wonders.
But she also believes the first half of that lyric, that God may guide us to love in ways we never expected. Yes, love starts with truth and trust. But sometimes it can also start in tragedy.
And that’s exactly where we get the story of Ruth and Boaz from the Bible, albeit in a modern narrative context here.
Ruth Moably is dating Naomi’s son, Marlon. And she’s on the track to stardom. She and her singing partner, Breana, have just been offered an eight-figure recording deal from a Grammy-winning producer. But the music they’ve been performing lately just isn’t feeding her spirit.
The women used to write and sing songs about love, empowerment and social consciousness. However, when those songs failed to put them on the map, they copped out, writing catchier tunes about power, money and fame.
Ruth is prepared to leave it all behind when that tragedy I mentioned strikes: Marlon and his father, Eli, are shot during a carjacking. … And neither of them pulls through.
Sylas, Ruth’s manager, tries to manipulate Ruth into staying in Atlanta, to fulfill her contract for the recording deal. But it’s too much for the young singer.
Instead, Ruth hops on a bus with Naomi to Pegram, Tennessee, Naomi’s hometown.
“Where you go, I go,” Ruth informs the older woman.
Still grieving, Naomi isn’t sure she wants Ruth along for the ride. But as it turns out, Ruth is exactly the person Naomi needs to take care of her.
What’s more, Ruth soon meets Bo Azra (Boaz for short), an old family friend of Naomi’s. And Boaz turns out to be exactly the person Ruth needs to take care of her.
Ruth and Naomi are both still grieving. But it’s like the old hymn says: “God moves in mysterious ways.” And these two women are about to learn more about love than they ever expected.