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Fireproof (2008)

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Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 20
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Critic Reviews: 6
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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 in this faith-based marriage drama starring Kirk Cameron and Erin Bethea. When he's battling blazes, Capt. Caleb Holt (Cameron) 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 (Bethea) have been married

PG, 1 hr. 58 min.

Drama

Directed By: Nick Zano

Written By: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick

In Theaters: Sep 26, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Jan 27, 2009

Box Office:$33.5M

Sherwood Pictures

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Cast

Kirk Cameron
Capt. Caleb Holt
Erin Bethea
Catherine Holt
Ken Bevel
Lt. Michael Simmons
Harris Malcolm
John Holt
Jason McLeod
Eric Harmon
Stephen Dervan
Wayne Floyd
Eric Young
Terrell Sanders
Phyllis Malcolm
Cheryl Holt
Dwan Williams
Diedre Harris
Renata Williams
Latasha Brown

Critic Reviews for Fireproof

All Critics (20) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (12) | DVD (3)

Unfortunately, the emphasis on what God wants has a way of overwhelming who Caleb and Catherine are as characters.

October 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

You probably can't blame pastors moonlighting as moviemakers for wanting to pack their film with multiple messages, but the conversion subplot feels shoehorned into the more crucial marital doings.

October 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

| Comments (3)

Chris Willman

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

While hardly sophisticated in its approach and certainly not polished in its technical elements, the film does get its heartfelt message across with undeniable sincerity.

October 1, 2008 Comment

Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Top Critic

This is a decent attempt to combine faith and storytelling that will certainly register with its target audience.

September 29, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Top Critic

With the production values of a straight-to-video cheapie and the script of a mediocre soap opera, Fireproof is good for just about one thing: dousing whatever flames might be left in your marriage.

September 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Boston Globe

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Michael Hardy

Boston Globe

Top Critic

Cameron is genuinely compelling as Caleb, a work-obsessed firefighter on the verge of divorce from his neglected wife.

September 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Joe Leydon

Variety

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January 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Screen It!

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Jim Judy

Screen It!

As a companion piece to a Bible study group this may have some merit, but it doesn't belong in a theater.

November 12, 2008 Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

People like Kirk Cameron apparently require Scriptural instruction about how to not act like a complete **** to your wife.

October 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly

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Sean Burns

Philadelphia Weekly

The writing and directing Kendrick brothers, Alex and Stephen, have raised blandness and narrative predictability to the level of high art.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Chronicle

It's one of the funniest films I've seen all year and that was obviously not the intention. This was made for elderly folk who watch Oprah and Dr. Phil and only see 2 movies a year. Embarrassing.

October 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Sin Magazine

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Austin Kennedy

Sin Magazine

...decently made, with good production values, sincere performances...

October 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Fireproof stops becoming relatable to us all and only to the already, or easily, indoctrinated.

October 3, 2008 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Ed Gonzalez

L.A. Weekly

Fireproof isn't merely preaching to the already converted; it's helping to further alienate the unconverted and the skeptical.

September 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Christian-themed marriage drama won't grab kids.

September 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

Geared for the same Christian audience that loved "Facing the Giants," it is another winner for the Kendricks brothers

September 29, 2008 Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com Source: jackiekcooper.com

After a shaky start and a steady middle, the film ends on a genuinely moving note; the folks at Sherwood Baptist Church have made their most impressive movie yet.

September 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Christianity Today

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Peter T. Chattaway

Christianity Today Source: Christianity Today

In the history of marital discord in the movies, has there ever been a blander conflict than the one between firefighter Kirk Cameron and his goodly wife Erin Bethea in the dismal Christian-themed melodrama Fireproof?

September 29, 2008 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

If you've never heard of "Fireproof," that could mean you are not a member of a faith-based community. On the other hand, it just might mean that you haven't stumbled upon this new release that packed Quad-City theaters over the weekend.

September 27, 2008 Full Review | Comments (3)

Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

An evangelical bid to transform Satan's headquarters -- the multiplexes -- into ministries of religious healing between handfuls of popcorn, for Christian faithfuls. Though the actual target audiences are the sinners more likely to frequent blockbusters.

September 26, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

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I don't consider myself a religious person at all, and sometimes question if I really believe in God or Christianity. Therefor, in some ways I'm not really a target person for this, but in other ways it's a movie meant to register with someone like me with it's Christian messages. "Fireproof" is the story of

April 14, 2012

Everett Johnson

Super Reviewer

An okay concept but poor script and acting let it down. Full review later.

August 21, 2010

Thomas Bowler

Super Reviewer

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