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Mercy Rule

  • Video
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 59m
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2.7/10
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Mercy Rule (2014)
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John Miller faces keeping his recycling business from being shut down by a sly businessman and his son's hope of being pitcher on a baseball team.John Miller faces keeping his recycling business from being shut down by a sly businessman and his son's hope of being pitcher on a baseball team.John Miller faces keeping his recycling business from being shut down by a sly businessman and his son's hope of being pitcher on a baseball team.

  • Director
    • Darren Doane
  • Writer
    • N.D. Wilson
  • Stars
    • Kirk Cameron
    • Chelsea Noble
    • Nicole Neilson
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.7/10
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    • Director
      • Darren Doane
    • Writer
      • N.D. Wilson
    • Stars
      • Kirk Cameron
      • Chelsea Noble
      • Nicole Neilson
    • 20User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • John Miller
    Chelsea Noble
    Chelsea Noble
    • Maddie Miller
    • (as Chelsea Cameron)
    Nicole Neilson
    • Bea Miller
    Jared Miller
    • Cody Miller
    Tim Hawkins
    • Uncle Ben
    Bas Rutten
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    • Coach
    Joslyn Kramer
    • Coach's Daughter
    James Bladon
    • Evan Trufant
    Robert Cameron
    • District Attorney
    Pamela Capone
    • Councilwoman Sadie
    Bill Doane
    • Lone Citizen
    Marshall Foster
    • City Council Member
    Rex Holt
    • City Council Member
    Tate Kallman
    • Jeff
    Ben Kientz
    Ben Kientz
    • Really Large Astros Coach
    Steve Mansfield
    • Jeff's Dad
    Pierce Muller
    • Monster Astros Pitcher
    Ankara Rosser
    • City Council Member
    • Director
      • Darren Doane
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    1brianlupo89

    Straight Up Right Wing Propaganda

    So this film is available on Netflix streaming and I wanted to see a Kirk Cameron movie. I know Cameron is a vocal Evangelical Christian and I was interested to see if this movie was religious based...

    Anyway, its far worse than I could imagine. It's basically a rallying call against environmental regulation.

    Kirk Cameron's son is on a little league team and he desperately wants to be the team's lockdown pitcher. That's the A plot, and it's more or less harmless.

    But the B plot... oh man. Kirk Cameron's family runs a scrap business that's being investigated by the government for it's environmental practices. The way the portray this government "lobbyist" is something you'd see on Fox News. He's this slick, black suit wearing, elitist lawyer, who desperately wants to tear the family business down. Kirk Cameron even says in the film, "You're worse than a corporate raider, you're a civic raider!"

    Disgusting anti-environmental propaganda.
    1rsna_mille

    Not really worth rating-is it really a movie or a bunch of montages

    Don't get me wrong I love Kirk Cameron I love even corny lower budget Christian films but this....is not a movie, nor Christian. I would say about an hour of this movie is montages of music and random scenes sometimes replayed over and over again. Not sure what the point was, the storyline, it was confusing. There was no Christian point and what was with the cigarette cravings? Just awful-hate to say it but please don't waste 2 hours on this, should of turned it off at 30 minutes instead of hoping it would get better-it doesn't trust me. The people that rated this a 10 had to be staring at their phones while watching this.
    2joyfuljillsy

    Hard to watch

    Everybody has a miss from time to time and this is one for Kirk Cameron. Really disliked this chopped up, weird movie. What the heck is up with all the strange camera angles and slow motion? I don't need to watch someone fry bacon and make pancakes in slow motion. And the creepy softball coach? Is he mentally sound? Not someone who would have ever been my kids coach! Even those cute kid roles I could not get behind. This is not a fun family movie. It is boring, long & drawn out, political and stinky. I think I watched the whole movie with a look of disgust on my face. What were they thinking??
    1nrabond007

    Why, God, Why?

    I don't know what to say. I have projectile vomiting due to the motion sickness inducing camera work, and I'm more than a little freaked out by the way Kirk Cameron tries to get his message across. Instead of painting a picture of hope and light, through which religious views should be relayed, Cameron draws from his own holier than now vision of himself, missing the point completely. From the beginning of the film there is a constant droning of horrible background music, uninspired camera angles which make even the baseball more boring than it is, as well as drowned out camera filters which have a slight vignette. This is not how you bring a message across. You can't combine scenes of a conversation with the added montage of a baseball game, single baseball game. Pardon my writing for being a little archaic today, this film has just angered me to no end. There is no continuity, there is no message here that anyone would want to hear, and I'm frankly insulted that I can't give it a 0. Kirk, take my advice, if you're looking to create a family film, you should create a film that is good for the entire family. It should be easy to swallow without going into too much detail, the message should be clear as well as fun to get to. The dramatic element should be heartfelt and genuine , not in your face and boring, coming through like a lecture on insurance premiums. I'm going to have an aneurysm, so I'm going to stop this review immediately. If you want a good religious message it's more fun just to go to church than to watch this movie. I'm done.
    3liddlesweetiepie

    Ehhh

    I totally got lost on this movie more than once. I was hoping for it to be a good Christian film which glorifies God. Maybe I zoned out one too many times, but I don't ever recall them honoring God, seeking God, or praising God. Yes, it was clean & wholesome, but I was expecting something along the lines of other Christian films like Fireproof, Flywheel, Facing the Giants, Courageous, God's Not Dead, etc. I realize they are different companies and should be evaluated differently, but I was not a fan of this one at all. The story didn't really seem to be going anywhere and it kind of closed up in one sequence. I love baseball and some of the things in it bothered me as well..(like why he got mad he couldn't do anything in right field, yet never once backed up the first baseman? lol) In general, it got 3 stars because it is a movie based in faith and intentions were good, but I will probably never watch it again.

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      There are visible palm trees in many of the baseball scenes. There are no palm trees in Des Moines, Iowa.
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      Referenced in Cinematic Excrement: Saving Christmas (2016)

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • California Pictures
      • California Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Las reglas del juego
    • Production company
      • Camfam Studios
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      • 1h 59m(119 min)
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