Courageous : Movie Review


A belligerent and hokey sermon on faith and family, Courageous preaches ad nauseum about the intertwined values of cherishing God and being a devoted, active father. Writer/ director/star Alex Kendrick's story concerns four small-town-U.S.A. cops and one Hispanic laborer who renew their commitment to Christ and their children when one of them, Adam (Kendrick), loses his daughter in a car accident shortly after refusing to playfully dance with her—a tragedy that exposes the little girl as merely a crass pawn in service of the material's mega-church-pandering message.

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Author : Nick Schager