REVIEW: Sherwood Baptist Church, located in Albany, Georgia, has released its third film after “Facing the Giants” and “Flywheel”. Amazingly or miraculously this church’s third film, “Fireproof” has surprised Hollywood after being released in theaters and now on DVD with a very peculiar staff, volunteers including church members. The power of this group effort has resulted in a film that is set to reveal the secret of everlasting love.
The film is a bit slow and not interesting at the beginning posing a household problem between a couple, however the art of story telling begins to unravel the power of unconditional love through forgiveness, patience and devotion. Kirk Cameron as Caleb Holt is a firefighter who has forgotten the code of his job, “Never leave your partner behind”, in the most intimate of all relationships, his marriage. It is this man’s quest to save his marriage through faith that leads him to examine his life and venture into a spiritual journey of peace and love.
This is an inspirational story that will touch the hearts of many with laughter and tears spreading a clear message of faith. Sherwood productions will never again be underestimated after this third attempt, “Fireproof” meets its purpose.
DVD: The film is presented in a 1.85:1 aspect ration, with a 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound in English and Spanish. It also includes a subtitle option for 5 languages. In terms of special features the DVD includes plenty. With the highlights being the deleted scenes, Firegoofs, the behind the scenes documentary and Marriage Matters, in which the director and the producer talk about what marriage means to them.
Release Date: January 27, 2009
