Facing the Giants PG
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 52 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 30, 2007
- Originally Released: 2006
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Alex Kendrick | |
Directed by | Alex Kendrick | |
Screenwriting by | Alex Kendrick & Stephen Kendrick | |
Produced by | Alex Kendrick & Stephen Kendrick | |
Director of Photography: | Bob Scott |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/4 --
The religious proselytizing in this football movie is about as subtle as a blindside hit by a 300-pound defensive end.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rating: 2/5 --
Facing the Giants feels like an overly earnest church sketch of the type many evangelical congregations use as a teaching tool on Sunday between the worship music and pastor's message.
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Los Angeles Times
The separation of church and cinema amounts to a long yard at most in this high school football sermon from Georgia-based Baptist pastor Alex Kendrick.
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City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Rating: 6/10 --
Kendrick needs to learn that didacticism isn't a film aesthetic.
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Movie Metropolis
Rating: D+ --
I'm not about to argue with the message, but the delivery system sinks below the level of after-school special, and the acting matches.
Denver Rocky Mountain News
By preaching to the converted so heavy-handedly, the filmmakers fumble an opportunity to reach beyond their target demo of devout churchgoers.
Variety
Rating: 3/5 --
Faith-based pigskin tale.
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Common Sense Media
Product Description:
A high school football coach (played by actor/director Alex Kendrick) uses some unorthodox methods to motivate his team in FACING THE GIANTS. A devoted Christian, the coach turns to God for inspiration, with amazing results.
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- UPC: 043396144187
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