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.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 25, 2006

Fitfully entertaining… To reach a broader audience, though, the filmmakers will have to scrap their playbook and learn a whole new set of rules.

| Original Score: C+ | Oct 27, 2006

By preaching to the converted so heavy-handedly, the filmmakers fumble an opportunity to reach beyond their target demo of devout churchgoers.

Full Review | Oct 2, 2006

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.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 30, 2006

Those looking for an evening's diversion will find it an amateur exercise that has the feel of a film-school project.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 29, 2006

The religious proselytizing in this football movie is about as subtle as a blindside hit by a 300-pound defensive end.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 28, 2006