Review of Fireproof

Fireproof (2008)
1/10
A dangerous piece of propaganda.
24 February 2009
Warning: Spoilers
As an attempted piece of art I pretty much entirely hated it. The acting is average at best with some of the supporting roles giving truly shocking performances. The soundtrack is terrible and contains a complete lack of diversity or even a basic attempt to convey the inner narrative of the plot and the message behind the story is nothing but a 120 minute advertisement for the Christian faith.

The only and I mean ONLY redeeming feature of this film is that although the lead protagonist gives his re-discovered faith full credit for him saving his marriage, it is in fact his own actions that save the day. Which could be the only good thing you could take away...

Lets be honest though...this is not going to be reviewed as a film. It will be reviewed for what it is, a shockingly dangerous piece of propaganda that offers a bias view as to the causes and solutions to life's issues. The complete lack of integrity that a filmmaker would have to show in order to publish such complete crap is astounding and what makes it worse is the positive reviews it received as a film. IT IS NOT A FILM, IT IS AN Advertisement. If you truly cannot see past this indoctrinating waste of time then you are walking through life with your eyes half shut.

I don't know much about the politics behind this film (I.E. who bankrolled it) but if the director sought out to make nothing more than a pro Christian piece of media to influence the young and the naive then he did a good job. If on the other hand you read IMDb reviews because you actually care films then give this a miss...
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