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Facing the Giants

Rating: PG Length: 111 mins. Year: 2006
Cast: James Blackwell, Bailey Cave, Shannen Fields, Tracey Goode


Movie Description
Facing the Giants is a thought-provoking tale of what truly drives people, athletes, and success. This story follows the struggle of a high school coach’s faith in God, his team, and himself and illustrates where to find real joy, victory, and peace.

S.I.M Rating: 8.10 out of 10

 

User Reviews [Review this film]

"Sports Classic. This is the BEST SPORTS MOVIE I have ever seen. God bless the script writers on this one. I would love for all the schools to show this movie."

"Poor. Editing was not very good and the acting was very low quality. I was also disappointed that a more diverse set of actors were not used. It was very hoakey and my 13 year old son, that I really wanted to have him get the message that sports and God can go together was completely turned off." --MaryAnn

"Sports Classic. This was an awsome movie combining both school and God. I have a 13 year old daughter and a 9 year old son and they both loved it and wanted to me play it again." --Lori

"Very Good. I was very impressed with the message the movie portrays. The idea that love and God can be used in the same sentence as football is an awesome thing. I would suggest this movie for kids learning and just starting to participate in sports. It can be a powerful tool. However, the acting was bad. If a middle or high school kid watches it they may think it is corny." --Dave

"Sports Classic. What a great movie...my God is good. We can do anything if we trust in Him." --Greg

"Sports Classic. I know you can nit pick this movie to death if you want to. This is a movie that beautifully combines religion and sports. If the producers purpose was to elicit strong emotions in people, then the producers hit the target every time. The feelings that this movie is able to produce in people more than makes up for it not being the most perfect movie in other aspects. I think this move will be looked at as a classic." --Jim

"Sports Classic. Not only a sports classic, but a classic about LIFE. How awe inspiring it was for me as I was having some disconnect with my life. This movie truly turned my perceptions about EVERYTHING in a positive light. I truly felt BLESSED as I watched the movie and was driven to tell everyone about it and the meaning it truly held. I feel I can be a better person now after watching this film. Yes- the acting was bad and there is no FAMOUS actors in it, but if you truly received the message it was created to send out than all of that just doesn't matter. I suggest this movie to anyone facing trials and tribulations in any aspect of their life. For the lady whose son "was turned off" he obviously missed the entire meaning of the movie." --JerBear

"Awful. The biggest waste of time!!!! Makes Christians look Pathetic." --Jonny

"Awful. As an athiest I thought they should have put more into the paragraph introducing the movie. I love football and that was the only reason I watched the movie. On a football scale i give it a 10 but compared to storyline acting cast, etc... I would not recommend this movie." --Steve

"Sports Classic. How in the world does this movie make Christians look pathetic? This was an awesome movie combing two very controversial things that don't usually come together for most people. This is what we have been trying to accomplish all along. Sports and GOD! It can really make a difference in how the game is played and won or lost. The movie itself, aside from the message, was wonderful as well. NOTHING was wrong with this movie. IT WAS GREAT!!!" --Kate

"Good. I resisted watching this movie for a long time becuase everyone told me how awesome it was, and they said that it would make me cry. Blah, blah, blah...whatever. So one lazy afternoon I took the dvd that a friend let me borrow about a month earlier and popped it in. I saw exactly what I expected from a "Christian" movie- low budget actors, low budget script (at the beginning), and low budget quality. Then it happened, THE DEATH CRAWL... and I felt myself feeling inspired. I was rooting the kid on and yelling at the coach for driving the kid too hard (on the inside of course). The kid made it and a water welled up in my traitorous right eye, and before I could recall it back... it rolled down my face to become a full fledged, Webster-defined tear. AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!

Well, there were many more to come and I cheered for the kids to make right decisions and seeing how the teens truly were the leaders for the adults. Now, I don't know if the movie actually got better in quality at that turning point, or if now that I was engaged that I overlooked the bad stuff, but this movie did seem to get better in quality as well as inspiring me.

I won't fill you full of fluff that this is one of the greatest movie ever, cause I don't want the borrowed dvd to sit on your tv for months collecting dust. I'll just simply say that it's a good movie and by the end of it you probably won't think it's a waste of time." --Tater

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