FIREPROOF Review

I am a movie lover, just not a fan of the movie theatre.  I have to admit that the last time I was in a movie theater was when my husband and I took our kids to see "Jurassic Park"!! Quite a long time, right? I do love movies, just not the price at the box office, the uncomfortable seating, the jerks who talk all the way through the movie, 200 people crammed in to a small dark room, shall I go on?  At any rate, I do love movies and have been tempted several times over the years to actually go to the theater, but I always find myself waiting around for the DVD or for it to come on Pay-Per-View.

While "Fireproof" was not one of those movies where I was just dying to see it, it did recieve some pretty good advertisement and just enough snippets of the film to make it seem worth watching.  I was less than thrilled after watching it though. First of all, Cameron comes off as a complete and utter jerk for most of the film, while his father comes across as sappy and pretentious.  I'm not adverse to religion being a focal point of the film but at least make the character with the message a little less pious.  There were parts during the movie where I was just so bored I had to switch channels, however, when I switched back, I didn't feel as though I had missed anything.  Yes, there is a message to the movie. Yes, it does contain very useful life lessons, and yes, some would say it was spot on with the relationship advice. I however would simply have to say, " could I have my money back please?"