Even though months have passed since I saw it, I can still feel the impact that the movie(particularly the soundtrack) had on me. I had to get the c.d. immediately and shouldn't have been surprised that "Down to the River to Pray" without the visuals still gave me the shivers.It came at a time when I had been singing for a little while for fun with a few people and what a fire this put under all of us! Some of our best material is borrowed from this movie. Aside from the musical value of this movie, I think it gives the viewer a couple of hours of great entertainment while watching . It's just about a good time and isn't meant to make you go home and analyze the plot.