A Review of Fireproof the Movie

Several years ago a Baptist church in Georgia produced as movie entitled Facing the Giants. It was an excellent movie that contained the gospel message. The same church has now produced Fireproof. It is about a married couple who are facing a divorce. Kirk Cameron plays the fireman husband who is selfish immature and hateful toward his wife. Erin Bethea plays the wife that is about to throw her marriage away because another man shows her some attention. The movie portrays some of the same issues that couples face in real life today. Cameron's father in the movie gives him a book entitled The Love Dare and asks him to take the dare. Kirk does and after he gives his life to Jesus Christ he is really able to love his wife. Of course she eventually sees something different about him and they reconcile. She gives her heart to Jesus Christ and in the end they confirm their marriage vows. The tag line for the movie is "never leave your partner behind."

The crew is almost entirely volunteer. Only 10 received financial compensation. While the movie was being made, there would be groups of supporters nearby on their knees praying for the actors. Kirk and Erin confirm their belief that prayer made the difference in the making of this movie. This is a great movie. I honestly believe it is better than Facing the Giants as good as that was. Christians, both married and unmarried, need to see this movie. It gets 5 stars from me because of the message, the actors spiritual lives (e.g.Kirk insisted that his real wife stand in for Erin when they kiss after they reconcile), the spiritual content, the absence of foul language and that it is obviously very anointed by God. Don't listen to non Christian reviewers, they will only see a fire movie. Producers Alex and Stephen Kendrick, both ordained ministers at Sherwood Baptist Church, have done it again. Go see Fireproof!