Fireproof

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AFTER A DECADE OF MARRIAGE, CALEB AND CATHERINE HOLT HAVE DRIFTED SO FAR APART THAT THEY ARE READY TO MOVE ON WITHOUT EACH OTHER. YET AS THEY PREPARE TO ENTER DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS, CALEB'S DAD ASKS HIS SON TO TRY AN EXPERIMENT: THE LOVE DARE.

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A feel-good drama, Fireproof has a strong agenda: stay married, lead an honest life, and let your faith in a higher power help guide you. A still boyish-looking Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains) stars as Caleb Holt, a mercurial-tempered firefighter whose marriage is on the rocks. He clearly enjoys his status as a hero, but it comes at the expense of his marriage. His wife Catherine (Erin Bethea) is tired of the distance and wants him to make more of an effort at home, rather than surf porn on the Internet and hoard his earnings toward his dream fishing boat instead of helping out her disabled mother. Faced with impending divorce, Caleb's dad challenges him to follow the "40-day love dare," in which each task (cook her dinner, say nothing negative, etc.) is meant for him to better understand love and commitment and try and win his wife back. The third film by brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick, Fireproof is the siblings' most polished feature. Cameron does a fine job of making Caleb real and believable, even when we're not always liking him. Though saddled at times with maudlin lines, Cameron adds emotion and range to his role. There is a not so subtle theme that the Holts--who at the beginning of the film are agnostic--needed religion to save their marriage. Clearly, Fireproof believes in its agenda and was made with the Christian audience in mind. Whether secular audiences will fall under its spell as well is debatable. But no one should walk away from the film offended. --Jae-Ha Kim

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Actor
- Kirk Cameron
- Jason McLeod
- Erin Bethea
- Ken Bevel
- Stephen Dervan
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Director: Alex Kendrick
EAN: 0043396274983
Format
- AC-3
- Color
- Dolby
- Dubbed
- DVD
- NTSC
- Subtitled
- Widescreen
Is Eligible For Trade In: 1
Label: SONY PICTURES
Manufacturer: SONY PICTURES
MPN: D27498D
Number Of Items: 1
Original Release Date: 2008-01-01
Package Quantity: 1
Product Group: DVD
Product Type Name: ABIS_DVD
Publisher: SONY PICTURES
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2009-01-27
Running Time: 118
Studio: SONY PICTURES
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
UPC: 043396274983

from a modern female Christian point of view, 2010-03-14; By: hippiemama(Louisiana)
I've read the other reviews, both the 1 star and the 5 star. I agree that this "film" was given high ratings simply because of it's Christian POV. I agree that the man in this "film" bends over backwards while the wife manages to not cheat on her husband.

But, my number one problem with this "film?"

*SPOILER ALERT*

Her main issue with him is his pornography problem. The director/writer ABSOLUTELY should have used the computer killing scene as the turning point. Having her "discover" what a good man he is because he spent $24,000 on a bed for her mom makes this about money. I was truly disgusted at that point. Those two scenes should have been switched, so she could say that she "can't be bought" and that he showed himself a changed man by replacing his computer with her.

It irks me to no end that it's the money that wins her over. Other than that a decent movie. But, really, we live in a society ruled by money-please don't have the hero of a "Christian film" win over his wife with that garbage!

Awesome, 2010-03-11; By: Paul Neuhaus(Hewitt, TX)
This is a great movie that shows you what real love and commitment to your marriage should be.

Fireproof, 2010-03-09; By: Arnita D. Brown(USA)
A heroic fireman locked in a failing marriage accepts his father's challenge to take part in a 40-day experiment designed to teach both husband and wife the true meaning of commitment. When he's battling blazes, Capt. Caleb Holt adheres to the old firefighter's adage about never leaving your partner behind; back at home, it's an altogether different story. Caleb and his wife Catherine have been married for seven years, but lately arguments over career, housework, finances, and outside interests have driven the once-happy couple hopelessly apart. Kirk Cameron plays Caleb Holt and is the only professional actor in this movie. Since other parts are played by non-professionals, I consider the acting to be first rate. Sure, the production quality is not great by Hollywood standards, nor does it have the hype. A stunning movie that will shake the way you look at marriage in today's modern society, where divorce is the prevalent, primary option. A great movie to watch. I would recommend this movie to anyone married or not.

Great movie! (even if You don't believe in God, the message is still good!), 2010-03-08; By: Solomon A. Cong
Great movie, most people who gave 1 star are somewhat bias against Christians.. This movie gives a great message. I take it as "not by men's power alone."

America has a divorce rate of more than 50%! wow. Come on now. Marriage is just too cheap in their eyes.

Just a interesting fact of the movie: The actor in the end scene actually kissed his own wife. He didn't want to kiss another woman. He knew he only wanted to kiss wife, no one else. So he requested in the end scene to kiss own wife instead of the actress who played his wife in the movie.

Life Changing Movie!!!!, 2010-03-01; By: a.johnson
After watching this movie, your marriage will never be the same! It will make a grown man cry and want to do everything he can to keep his marriage going in the right direction, which is instructed by God.