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Facing the Giants feels like an overly earnest church sketch of the type many evangelical congregations use as a teaching tool on Sunday between the worship music and pastor's message.
The religious proselytizing in this football movie is about as subtle as a blindside hit by a 300-pound defensive end.
September 28, 2006
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
The separation of church and cinema amounts to a long yard at most in this high school football sermon from Georgia-based Baptist pastor Alex Kendrick.
The wholesomeness of the message and the movie's cast make it feel 1950s retro.
September 29, 2006
Denver Rocky Mountain News
I'm not about to argue with the message, but the delivery system sinks below the level of after-school special, and the acting matches.
September 29, 2006
Austin Chronicle
Its feel-good storyline, shopworn message, and bottomless sermonizing would have played better in Sunday school than on the big screen, which is -- let's face it -- Babylon's turf.