Movie: Facing the Giants

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Genre: Life

Series or set: Made by Sherwood Films and the Kendrick brothers, but not in a specific series.

Primary actors: Alex Kendrick

Length: About two hours

Based on: Nothing. But thinking back on it now…it reminds me a little of the story in Learning by Karen Kingsbury. Both struggling ball teams that are revived by an amazing coach; a coach who had problems, but overcame both his own problems, and those of the team – making them a true team.

Time period: Present

Year it came out: 2006

My overall opinion: It was a good movie. I think I liked it a tad more than Fireproof and a tad less than Courageous. Though I’m about as un-knowledgeable about football as any person can be (not quite, but almost), I still enjoyed the movie. A wonderful story, good acting, great film.

Movie: Courageous

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9.5

Genre: Inspiring

Series or set: The notable thing is that it’s made by the Kendrick brothers, who have also come out with three other movies: Flywheel, Facing the Giants, and Fireproof. The notable thing about that is that they’re Christian. So there isn’t swearing, unmarried people don’t kiss (even if they’re technically married in the movie), and it’s very clean.

Primary actors: Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevel

Length: About two hours

Time period: Present

Quote(s): Honor begins at home.

Year it came out: 2011

My overall opinion: Wow. What a movie. I saw it just after reading the book (written by Randy Alcorn, and based on the screenplay for the movie). It was amazing, and I really liked it. The opening scene is potentially the most attention grabbing opening scene I’ve ever seen…not to mention that it’s really really sweet. It is rated PG-13, so I don’t recommend it for little kids, but older ones? Totally. A little violence, a police chase or two… *smile* I cried through the whole thing, starting with the first scene. Okay, not quite constantly, but quite a bit. Normally, I hate movies that make me cry. But for some reason, I still came out of it loving this one. It’s got a strong Christian message, and truly is inspiring. Highly recommended.