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How did you buy your ticket? Protecting the streets is second nature to these men. Raising their children in a God-honoring way? That's courageous. Alex Kendrick has dedicated his life to following Jesus Christ and making His truth and love known among the nations.

After serving in church ministry for 20 years, he now writes, speaks, and produces Christian films with his brothers Stephen and Shannon. Alex and his wife, Christina, live in Albany, Ga. After serving in fulltime church ministry for 20 years, Stephen Kendrick now writes, speaks, and produces Christian films with his brothers Alex and Shannon.

Stephen and his wife, Jill, live in Albany, Ga. After 20 years of active service in the United States Marine Corps, Ken retired to serve in the ministry. Ken and his wife, Lauana, have been happily married for 24 years and have two children, Kyra and Kaleb. Adam, Javier, and Nathan are admirable men who believe that their role as fathers is sacred. Javier is hardworking, honest, and a committed family man. Almost all of the criminals depicted in the movie are African American. A few tense and disturbing sequences, from the opening scene in which Nathan follows his car-jacked truck in order to rescue his baby, to a long chase on foot between the cops and a couple of suspects that ends in a fist fight.

A teenage boy is repeatedly beaten during a gang initiation. A cop uses a Taser to subdue someone. In a climactic cops vs. A child is heartbreakingly killed off camera in an accident. Married couples embrace; a girl is asked out by an interested guy. A man explains that his father had children with six different women; another reveals that, during a one-night stand in college, he fathered a child he's never met.

A police officer is shown stealing drugs white powder that are supposed to be entered into evidence. Gang members discuss an upcoming drug deal, and one tries to get rid of his stash. Parents need to know that this movie, which was produced by the same Protestant church that made Fireproof , is equal parts message movie and Evangelical ministry tool. Consequently, the story focuses on themes about conversion to Christianity and being a good, godly father.

Tragedy strikes the central family, and one cop's baby is nearly kidnapped when his truck is car jacked. Because of the grown-up themes that focus on the nature of fatherhood and following God's path as a parent, this isn't a movie that will appeal to kids; it's aimed at the men, particularly dads, in the audience. Add your rating See all 16 parent reviews. Add your rating See all 35 kid reviews. Adam Alex Kendrick is a police officer in a small Georgia town.

When Nathan Ken Bevel transfers to the squad from a bigger city, the two of them and their partners, Shane Kevin Downes and David Ben Davies , form an easy friendship centered around work and socializing with their families. After a tragic accident strikes Adam's family, he's at first distraught; but then he decides to study the Bible for enlightenment about what it takes to a righteous father.

After weeks of research and prayer, Adam creates a special contract that he plans to sign to as a sacred oath. His friends agree to join him -- even David, who isn't a Christian at the start of the movie. Just as the four men are settling into their renewed roles as godly fathers, one of them compromises himself -- and forces his colleagues to decide whether to cover for him or keep him accountable to their shared oath.

In some ways, this is the best film produced to date by Kendrick and the other filmmakers at Sherwood Baptist Church. The production values are good, a couple of the actors -- particularly Bevel and Davies -- seem like pros, and they're obviously using their profits from Fireproof to up the ante here.

But for secular audiences or those who don't already believe in the Evangelical idea of what constitutes a good Christian family, the movie could be off-putting once the focus shifts to Adam's mission in the second half. It's not that the plot isn't touching or the message inspiring -- every man should aspire to be a wonderful, loving father who puts his children first, even when it's not convenient. But so much of the film feels like an invitation not just to church but to a very specific kind of Christianity that it's hard not to feel preached to, even though there are some genuinely poignant moments.

Thus, this film isn't likely to offend the religious sensibilities of most non-evangelical audiences, despite the discreet, but always present and boring, evangelical propaganda. In fact, the film's worst is the insistence on biblical quotations, pastors and the whole evangelical environment, surely unpleasant to anyone who doesn't belong to this faction of Christianity. Most of the film is spent building the characters and their familiar environment but this turns it excessively warm, still and long.

There are some good action scenes but it's best not to watch it only for seeing that. What we have here, basically, is a good film with a moralizing background but that displeases by it's high religious charge. If it were cleaner or if it sought to cover other denominations that have the same mindset Catholics, Anglicans, Jews or Muslims etc. Start being a MAN! When you give your time to you child, you can prove to yourself that you are a man.

Being in law enforcement is a stressful job and it can drive a cop to drink. In "Courageous", it shows what it takes to be both a man and a father or dad. You got a group of sheriff deputies in Georgia, who undergo the rigors of their jobs and their home lives. Other than dealing with criminals, they deal with the families as well. They is one case where an construction worker who was in dire needs of work help out a corporal with his shed.

But thinking there was a mistake on the person he is helping, that work was a gift from God. However, regrets came into his life when his youngest daughter dies in a car accident by a drunk driver.

The handyman becomes the closest person to these lawmen. A young man makes the wrong choice by joining a gang, which he pays dearly. The bond was broken in which one of the lawmen went corrupt behind their backs. Another lawman has a daughter, and did nothing to support her or her mother. A man must take action for his sins whether he's a law-abiding citizen, or a law-breaker.

A real man makes atonement, a coward ignores the consequences. What this movie is saying to "stand up, and man up! I recommend this movie straight up!

I was expecting this to be better than it was, a lot better!! The acting was very poor, at some parts laughable. Then, the whole plot was sorta weak, I thought they could've and should've done more with the movie, if seemed short on the plot.

It was very melodramatic, which i hate, some scenes seemed very cheesy and been there, done that. I if feel like the filmmakers tryed, but they missed badly in my opinion. This movie did not move me, or make me feel good at all. The action scenes were actually pretty good, I'll give it that. And there was 1 plot twist In particular that I liked, no spoilers, I'll just let you find out yourself.

But don't spend your money on this movie, cus I think there are much better films of higher quality to watch out there. A movie with a strong Christian message usually doesn't have strong acting and a good story. This one does. Alex Kendrick is to be congratulated. Seraphion 23 September The movie starts its story strongly with the short action sequence and a great revelation scene to it.

Like most other Christian movies it then builds up it's story with multiple characters, developing on their own unique conflicts. There are also the nice touch in the character introduction and acquaintances. The main message is strongly conveyed through the mentioning of the dire statistics about being fatherless in the US.

And personally the condition doesn't appear in the US alone but also everywhere else around the world. The acting side is just common to Christian movies, being not the very strong aspect of this movie. But then again, it's not the acting, it's not even the story that's the strong point of these kind of movies, but instead the message of the main theme, which does inspire believers to be more of God's men in the world.

Paternity is a subject that I'm very interested in, even thought I'm a 21 years old guy, who happens to be single at this moment-- which doesn't mean I'm not planning it somehow.

Not only that, but there are lots of subplot details happening every once, which could be great if they weren't so frequent.

At some point, I wondered myself why there were so many characters and parallel scenes; I know they would all eventually fit in, but the storyline felt too expanded to be delightful. I mean, there were many points of the film in which I just wanted to turn it off, because it seemed there would be no place to be reached in the end.

It felt really tiresome and I didn't make it to the end. The acting varied from medium to bad-- this last, mainly by the bad acting from Ben Davies. Also, I could not stand the reiterated mentions to god, religions and faith; you DON'T necessarily need to believe in any of this to be a good and responsible man. It was completely unnecessary and really looking like a propaganda.

On the other hand, I appreciated the adult plot that has been told, as I admired the movie's pretentious objective. Maybe the idea is very useful to use in a documentary or a book, but in a movie-- like this one--, it doesn't seem to work. After watching "Courageous" which was produced by the fine folks at Sherwood which produced great movies like "Fireprooof" and "Flywheel" among others? The importance about watching the movie is pivotal and the reason for that it's because it focuses on the status of what it is to be the patriarch of the family and the consequential results that transpires when one relinquishes that position To all the fathers who sat through this movie, will either laugh with joy or cry with emotion but either way, this movie will likely motivate one to be a good or an even better father once this movie is over.

What differs this from Christian-driven drama then all the others is that it's not sugar-coated at all. In fact it evenly balances the successes and failures of the protagonists in the story.

The center focus is about a quartet of law enforcers in a pair of two's and another person who joins the group under a rather unusual coincidence. Thorough a series of contrasting and trivial events, they start to shift into deep scrutiny and begin to mold themselves into becoming better fathers than they have been before.

Believe me, they had to go through several obstacles to reach that pinnacle, and once again to all the fathers in the house watching, it wouldn't hurt if they jot down a few notes to see where your shortcomings are in father nurturing and are able to rectify from their ways.

Let's not get misconstrued with what I said, I'm sure there are a lot of good fathers watching this movie, but in life, there's always room for improvement. It's not all entirely sentimental, but there is some well-timed humor included in the drama. The scene at the back of the police car may be an example. And there are scenes even the most stone-faced individuals might be reaching out for the tissue paper box literally and metaphorically speaking.

What's most dynamic about "Courageous" is that its evocative nature triumphs over any negative aspect in movie viewing that I've seen in a long time. For the younger audience members out there, may I remind you that you have to understand that this is a police story and that there is an abundance of violence and some scene may be disturbing to some so please be advised. But overall, I urge everyone to take a gander at this movie it's a good family movie it will be worth the time well spent for the whole family to enjoy.

I'm sure all the fathers watching this will have a few family issues to discuss. I am glad that for once I was able to marvel at a movie that truly defines what manlihood is all about. And one thing for sure it's not about having beer or philandering with the ladies.

It's more around the facets of balancing one's career and spending time with your family and about trying to be a good father. Sure it's not about winning Father of the Year award, but most around trying to live life to the fullest and to love those in the limited time we have here on Earth. I hope that's something we should all take into consideration.

For a little while I was convinced that Courageous might be the first faith-based movie that didn't totally annoy me. It felt like they were actually trying to make a decent story with some action and excitement, and perhaps it would work to bridge the gap for a mainstream audience to receive the gospel.

Then it all fell apart and became one of the countless movies in this genre that awkwardly shoe-horns in a message, and primarily speaks only to those who have been saved already. Even worse than that, they completely muddle the message of the film because this movie is all over the place in terms of plot. They have at least 4 different stories going on at once, and they try to tie them together by having the main characters all sign a pact to be Biblically-obedient in the way they father their children.

The problem is we see very little of their children in the film. If that's the message you're trying to convey with your movie, then we need to see them parenting more. However, these men spend most of the movie in uniform at work, and most of their tough choices happen when their kids are nowhere to be found. Courageous is also tonally all over the place.

They expect you to cry like a baby and then be laughing no more than 10 minutes later. The film isn't subtle in the way it plays with your emotions either. I often find that movies which can make me cry tend to be more powerful, and therefore I give them extra credit for evoking that kind of reaction from me.

However, when a movie is so blatantly manipulating my emotions it cheapens that experience. Yes, I had a couple involuntary tears when watching Courageous, but it felt like they were forcibly pulled from my eyes. I will give the writers slight credit for finding some real comedy, though.

The jokes aren't uproariously funny, but I chuckled several times through the movie. The action wasn't filmed too bad either, although it's fairly by-the-numbers stuff you'd see in any cop movie. I wanted to give Courageous the benefit of the doubt, particularly because I have Christian friends who have praised it and suggested it is a must-watch for all fathers. Yet it confuses its own message so much that it barely ranks above any of the other junk that is created for selling to all the Bible study groups in America.

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