Fireproof |  | Director: Alex Kendrick
Actors: Kirk Cameron, Jason McLeod, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel, Stephen Dervan
Studio: SONY PICTURES
Category: DVD
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Rating:  547 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Portuguese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D27498D
UPC: 043396274983
EAN: 0043396274983
ASIN: B001KEHAFI
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: January 27, 2009
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Product Description
After a decade of marriage caleb and catherine holt have drifted so far apart that they are ready to move on without each other. Yet as they prepare to enter divorce proceedings calebs dad asks his son to try an experiment: the love dare. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/27/2009 Starring: Kirk Cameron Erin Bethea Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Alex Kendrick
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A feel-good drama, Fireproof has a strong agenda: stay married, lead an honest life, and let your faith in a higher power help guide you. A still boyish-looking Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains) stars as Caleb Holt, a mercurial-tempered firefighter whose marriage is on the rocks. He clearly enjoys his status as a hero, but it comes at the expense of his marriage. His wife Catherine (Erin Bethea) is tired of the distance and wants him to make more of an effort at home, rather than surf porn on the Internet and hoard his earnings toward his dream fishing boat instead of helping out her disabled mother. Faced with impending divorce, Caleb's dad challenges him to follow the "40-day love dare," in which each task (cook her dinner, say nothing negative, etc.) is meant for him to better understand love and commitment and try and win his wife back. The third film by brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick, Fireproof is the siblings' most polished feature. Cameron does a fine job of making Caleb real and believable, even when we're not always liking him. Though saddled at times with maudlin lines, Cameron adds emotion and range to his role. There is a not so subtle theme that the Holts--who at the beginning of the film are agnostic--needed religion to save their marriage. Clearly, Fireproof believes in its agenda and was made with the Christian audience in mind. Whether secular audiences will fall under its spell as well is debatable. But no one should walk away from the film offended. --Jae-Ha Kim
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 Fireproof November 17, 2009
Lisaida
Wao!!!! Tremenda película. Tiene una historia muy linda y puede ayudar a muchas parejas que podrían estar pasando por una situación similar y hasta podria ayudar a parejas a no cometer esos errores.
 not for everyone- but great for those it speaks to November 14, 2009
Jason A. Gagnon (Cobleskill, NY USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not every movie has to speak to everyone. For instance, I can't stand Stanley Kubrick movies- I think he's an over rated hack. And just like that, some folks are not going to be predisposed to like this film. If you are predisposed to be an anti-christian bigot, this film will rub you the wrong way. If you aren't married and don't care for marriage, this film will pass you by as well.
Technical merits- yes, the reviews that say this would work better as a Lifetime movie are correct- although, I think this would fit better on the Hallmark channel. ;) Some of the special effects were a bit on the cheap side, but they weren't so bad as to distract from the movie. My biggest technical pet peeve was not riled- there were no booms in any of the frames- something I see more and more often in professional big budget Hollywood movies- so the budget here did put some constraints no the picture, but it is more in the sense of constraint, rather than resulting in an appearance of amateurism.
Acting merits- Kirk Cameron was great- the rest tried really hard and none of them stunk. Holding this movie to the Hallmark Channel standard, and you can say they all put in fine performances- none were oscar worthy, but that's not really where this movie is aiming. The yelling scene at the beginning was believable- I'm sort of baffled by the reviewers that didn't get that. Frustrated folks lash out- and some people are yellers. Such is life.
Plot and Story- The first twenty minutes of this movie are the hardest to get through. Most films get you to like people before they throw them through the wringer- this movie does it backwards. You won't like anyone in this movie for the first fifteen to twenty minutes. Why? Because this is a film about a marriage about to fall apart and when a marriage is that broken, no one in it is at their best. We are presented with two selfish, self centered people. (Yes, two, for those that cheered for the wife the whole way through the film!) It takes a while to warm up to them.
The role of Christianity in the movie- Christianity is a true Deus ex Machina in this film. But, for those that experienced salvific grace, that's exactly what it is. This movie was made by a Church, so should you really be surprised that Jesus gets a starring role? Isn't it more surprising that in a country as Christian as this one, that we don't see conversion experiences playing a larger role in more films than we do?
This movie will make you cry, without a doubt. And any stupid thing you did to your spouse in the last week? You're going to end up appologizing for it. But that's what this movie is for- not to entertain, but to help people build up stronger marriages. And in that, five stars is not enough.
 fireproof November 14, 2009
Lynettte Russell
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
hi i cant write a review for this item, as i have not watched it yet
Super Fast Shipping! November 11, 2009
OceanGirl (San Diego, CA)
Thank you for sending this so quickly! In perfect condition...still wrapped in plastic. Would buy from seller again.
Fireproof for this world and the next November 5, 2009
Collegiate Action Mission (USA)
Fireproof may not be exacting, resplendent, or noteworthy by Hollywood standards, but the story is compelling and the actors seem real. A firefighter, as the lead character, is very symbolic for he pulls people to safety while his marriage desperately needs rescue. The story unfolds when he discovers the biblical solutions to bringing consideration, patience, and passion back to his marriage. The is Christian and dominantly bible-based. I really enjoyed this flick and recommend it to all those who are married and those who desire to marry some day.
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