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Facing The Giants
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A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.
A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.
Actors:
Ray Wood,
James Byrd,
Janet Lee Dapper,
Renee Jewell,
Chris Willis,
Mark Richt,
Jim McBride
Ray Wood
James Byrd
Janet Lee Dapper
28 August 1977, Clearwater, Florida, USA
Renee Jewell
Chris Willis
Mark Richt
18 February 1960, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Jim McBride
Director:
Alex Kendrick
Alex Kendrick
Country:
United States
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December 15, 2006
In a season in which Invincible and Gridiron Gang already have laid claim to the title of inspirational football movie, this looks like an also-ran.
September 26, 2009
Kendrick needs to learn that didacticism isn't a film aesthetic.
September 29, 2006
Those looking for an evening's diversion will find it an amateur exercise that has the feel of a film-school project.
November 25, 2006
Its feel-good storyline, shopworn message, and bottomless sermonizing would have played better in Sunday school than on the big screen, which is -- let's face it -- Babylon's turf.
Orlando Sentinel
September 29, 2006
The wholesomeness of the message and the movie's cast make it feel 1950s retro.
Common Sense Media
December 18, 2010
Faith-based pigskin tale.
Variety
October 02, 2006
By preaching to the converted so heavy-handedly, the filmmakers fumble an opportunity to reach beyond their target demo of devout churchgoers.
August 27, 2009
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.
Denver Rocky Mountain News
September 29, 2006
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.
January 30, 2007
Earnest but amateurish.
September 30, 2006
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.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
September 28, 2006
The religious proselytizing in this football movie is about as subtle as a blindside hit by a 300-pound defensive end.