Title: FIREPROOF
Quality: * * * * Acceptability: +4
SUBTITLES: None WARNING CODES:
Language: None
Violence: V
Sex: S
Nudity: None
RATING: Not Yet Rated
RELEASE: September 26, 2008
TIME: 1:57
STARRING: Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel, Harris Malcolm, Eric Young, Stephen Dervan, Alex Kendrick, Renatta Williams, Dwan Williams, and Jason McLeod
DIRECTOR: Alex Kendrick
PRODUCERS: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick and David Nixon
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael Catt, Terry Hemmings and Jim McBride
WRITERS: Alex Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick
BASED ON THE NOVEL/PLAY BY: N/A
DISTRIBUTOR: Provident Films, Samuel Goldwyn and Sony Pictures
CONTENT: (CCC, BBB, V, S, M) Very strong Christian worldview with very strong biblical, moral elements with clear presentation of the Gospel, powerful conversions, heartrending confessions, and compelling discipling; no foul language; fireman rescues young girl from burning house and gets burned, firemen rescue two girls trapped in a car accident stuck on railroad tracks as train passes, injuries shown, man bashes inanimate objects with baseball bat; discussions of love and romance, husband and wife kiss and hug each other, husband looks at computer pornography (nothing shown), doctor tries to seduce married woman, but nothing salacious shown; no nudity; no alcohol; no smoking; and, husband wants to divorce wife, wife is susceptible to the advances of a doctor and sin is rebuked.
GENRE: Drama
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Older children to adults
REVIEWER: Dr. Ted Baehr, Publisher of MOVIEGUIDE®
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SUMMARY: FIREPROOF is an incredibly gripping, compelling, heartrending, transformational story about saving a marriage between a small-town fire chief and his working wife that is on the rocks. Impeccably plotted, it is a stirring presentation of the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the power of God’s amazing grace.
IN BRIEF: FIREPROOF is an incredibly gripping, compelling, heartrending, transformational story about saving a marriage that is on the rocks. Kirk Cameron stars as Caleb Holt, a fire chief in a small town who gets respect from everyone except his wife, Katherine, played by Erin Bethea. Katherine is the public relations officer of the local hospital. Caleb and Katherine fight about everything. Their marriage seems to have no hope, but Caleb’s father asks him to take 40 days to work through a personal journal to change the way he treats Katherine. Caleb agrees, but Katherine is already interested in a doctor at the hospital. Only faith in Jesus Christ and repentance can save their relationship.
The ending to FIREPROOF is powerful, emotional and in many ways unexpected. The Kendrick brothers, who also made FACING THE GIANTS with help from their church in Albany, Georgia, display an incredible amount of talent. Their story is perfectly plotted. Kirk Cameron does an excellent job turning Caleb into a real person. Despite its low budget, FIREPROOF is a stirring presentation of the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the power of God’s amazing grace.
