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Fireproof (2008): A Looking Closer Film Forum

Fireproof (2008): A Looking Closer Film Forum

What is Film Forum? Well, with so many film reviews published, and so little time to read them all, I make a note of any review that I find particularly thoughtful, persuasive, or worth wrestling. Be sure to check back, as I've only just begun to read reviews

Looking Elsewhere

Browser: Scott Cairns. "Fireproof." "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

A new Scott Cairns poem is posted at the Denver Literary Examiner, one of several included in the new issue of Poetry. Cairns also has new poems in the new 20th anniversary issue of Image. * Did the recent movie Fireproof inspire you or change your life? Have you been waiting

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The #1 Movie in America!!

Warning: The following might have been written with tongue firmly in cheek. Recently, when a few critics offered mixed reviews of Fireproof, someone responded by saying, Fireproof I was reminded of this when I discovered that Beverly Hills Chihuahua is, for the second week in a row, the most popular

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McCracken on "Fireproof"

Brett McCracken has seen Fireproof, and he writes: Turns out Fireproof was watchable (certainly moreso than its predecessor, Facing the Giants, which I couldn't watch with a straight face), though by no means was it good. I didn't laugh as much during Fireproof as I did

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"Why do you have to analyze everything? Why can't you just enjoy it?"

Recently, I encountered someone who was clearly disgruntled by the mixed reviews of the movie Fireproof. He responded to the critics' observations by declaring that reviews aren't really important... that "the success and value of the film" would ultimately be determined by "ordinary people&