Laughable, as well, was the almost reverent tone in which comparisons were made between firefighting and divinity. Indeed, Jesus forgives but Caleb's obsession with a boat and his fondness for internet porn aren't convincingly resolved by the end of the film, nor is Catherine's rather innocent by today's standards flirtations with a co-worker.Īs played by Cameron, Caleb is really not much more than a spoiled brat. Don't check out internet porn."ĭespite its alleged focus on marital reconciliation, "Fireproof" very much focuses its energy on the men in the film without every convicting them of their fatal flaws. This, at times, makes "Fireproof" seem like a melodramatic infomercial for a book that doesn't really say much more than "Be kind. Not so coincidentally, "The Love Dare" also happens to be a book written by Alex Kendrick himself. His father challenges him, before he ends his marriage, to attempt reconciliation by following "The Love Dare," a 40-day 12-steppish program to repair a marriage. With his marriage heading for divorce, Caleb turns to his pops (Harris Malcolm).
Cameron plays Albany firefighter Caleb Holt, a man whose work motto is "Never leave your partner behind," but a man who is steadfastly leaving behind his neglected wife, Catherine (Erin Bethea, "Facing the Giants"). With "Fireproof," Alex Kendrick steps out of the starring role and hands it to former "Growing Pains" star and "Bibleman" Kirk Cameron. I even enjoyed Alex Kendrick's first film, "Flywheel." I loved "Facing the Giants," their breakthrough film. In fact, I admire the ministry of the Sherwood Baptist Church ministers and their fervent drive to use film as a tool to evangelize. I don't begrudge the Kendrick Brothers success.
How can a marvelous film like Christian Vuissa's "The Errand of Angels" find itself in limited release while the latest film from the Kendrick Brothers, "Fireproof," in a relatively wide release of 875 theatres nationwide?
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