Fireproof

Description

Lt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter’s adage: Never
leave your partner behind. Inside burning buildings, it’s his natural
instinct. In the cooling embers of his marriage, it’s another story. 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, Caleb’s dad asks his son to try an experiment: The Love
Dare. While hoping The Love Dare has nothing to do with his parents’ newfound
faith, Caleb commits to the challenge. But can he attempt to love his wife
while avoiding God’s love for him? Will he be able to demonstrate love over
and over again to a person that’s no longer receptive to his love? Or is this
just another marriage destined to go up in smoke? 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 Stills from Fireproof (click for larger image)

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Faith-Based, Drama
• Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dubbed
• Contributor: David Nixon, Affirm Films; Carmel Entertainment; Provident Films LLC; Samuel Goldwyn Films; Sherwood Pictures, Ken Bevel, Alex Kendrick, Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Stephen Kendrick See more
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 58 minutes
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.25 inches; 2.08 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ MFR#VG
• Director ‏ : ‎ Alex Kendrick
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dubbed
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 58 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2009
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel