Fireproof (2008)
8/10
If you don't mind Christian themes and pretty low production values, definitely give this one a try.
22 August 2023
Fireproof is an excellent film. Acting sometimes may not be good, and I do not agree with some ideas, but for the most part is it spectacular. Even though on the technical level the film feels cheaply made at times, a few scenes are breathtaking. For one the car accident scene was marvellously done, also the moment when a man falls on another man which was just a few seconds bit looked like authentic footage, like some real-life cop-filmed footage. The film's concept is very unique too, a man who clearly screwed his marriage begins a 40-day experiment to save his marriage. What is interesting about it all is that it keeps not working for them and you can't blame either side for it, the film makes you to empathy with both sides. This film has some of the best romance I've ever seen, sure not every scene is jaw-dropping, but there are many. If a good plot premise wasn't enough, the film drops a few massive plot twists as well somehow manages to avoid some huge flaws I was fearing while watching it, it could have taken a few paths which many films have done, yet it avoided them all. For example, I loved all the characters, many films with similar stories try to make some characters unlikable/do some misdeeds to make way for a plot to proceed, but this film avoids it, it lets characters decide for themselves between multiple choices instead of coercing their choice with an overwhelming push towards a single direction. And besides everything, the film is very deep, it motivates me to improve upon myself and inspires me to be a better person.
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