Facing the Giants (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Alex Kendrick

Writers:

Alex Kendrick (writer)
Stephen Kendrick (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

...With God, all things are possible...

Plot:

A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.

Plot Keywords:

Faith | Coach | Football | Football Team | Football Coach

Cast

Erin Bethea	...	Alicia Houston
James Blackwell	...	Matt Prater
Bailey Cave	...	David Childers
Shannen Fields	...	Brooke Taylor
Tracy Goode	...	Brady Owens
Alex Kendrick	...	Grant Taylor
Jim McBride	...	Bobby Lee Duke
Tommy McBride	...	Jonathan Weston
Jason McLeod	...	Brock Kelley
Mark Richt	...	Himself
Steve Williams	...	Larry Childers
Chris Willis	...	J.T. Hawkins Jr.
Ray Wood	...	Mr. Bridges

MPAA:

Rated PG for some thematic elements.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Albany, Georgia, USA

Company:

Carmel Entertainment

Trivia:

Most of the cast and crew were comprised of members of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. For example, the role of Bobby Lee Duke, the opposing coach in the state final, was played by Sherwood Baptist associate pastor Jim McBride.

Goofs:

Continuity: When David is about to kick the 51 yard field goal in the championship game and his dad stands up, the camera pans back for a wide angel and the dad is the only person in that area. Then in a matter of seconds a man is right next to him asking if he needs help; this same man then magically disappears again and reappears deep within the stands to cheer for the field goal a few seconds later.

Quotes:

J.T. Hawkins Jr.: You think I gotta get at least a moped outta this or something.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fireproof (2008)

Soundtrack:

Completely

This should definitely be in the bottom 100

This is by far the worst movie I have ever seen. Point. Blank. And no. I'm no atheist. I believe in God. But this is a horrific movie. And quite honestly one of the most dangerous movies I have ever seen. Seriously, this film should be banned. I'd rather my kid watch Pulp Fitcion over this. And by the way Pulp fiction is an extremely religious movie about redemption. Yes I know it has violence and language but that's the best way for a redemption story to be. That God can make miracles. The characters in Pulp Fiction are bad. But it's better to show truly evil people can be redeemed. The reason this movie is dangerous is this: Say an 8 year old child has a sister who has terminal cancer. And he prays as Coach Taylor prays in this film. And yes he truly believes. But God doesn't save the cancer-ridden child. What do you tell your child about this? That's why I think this movie is more dangerous than the aforementioned Pulp Fiction.