Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Brilliant and touching

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

It was a good story, "we all connect with a fighter in a ring." A little cheesy and a few holes, but it was something to sit and watch that didn't feel like a complete waste of time. Sloppy editing and some poor directing choices burned it including a disapearing puppy and a one date marrage proposal. Some good action in the ring with hard felt punches. You'll never guess who wins the final fight (sarcasm)and you'll never be able to guess why the bitter rivals are hugging eachother after one knocks the other out (no seriously, why would they do that?) The book is better and makes more sense, somebody thought they'd give it a happy ending and that make it better but it just made it too cliche. Rent for the kids don't buy. Buy the book and read it.

This is a mediocre and predictable movie indeed, with nary a hint of inspiration or originality. There is a fleeting bit of chemistry between The Champion and female lead Paty Manterola, who takes a break from her usual spicy lesbian-latina roles to play the straight love interest here. Carman Licciardello, the star of this ill-conceived vehicle, is an evangelical media personality who tours the country with a Bible-centered song-and-dance show that mainly draws a teen female audience. He is pushing 50 and has never been married, but always travels with a fresh crew of lithe young male dancers that perform with him onstage. While his highly profitable music video projects tend to be corny, tacky and sophomoric, in this movie he shows off his buff body and tries to present a more sophisticated and masculine persona. Unfortunately he is dogged at every turn by a dull script and forgettable supporting cast, with the possible exception of Manterola. But keep your eye on the fabulous Carman, as I am sure we will hear much more about him in the future!

I viewed this drama many times. Some would say that Christian darmas are, well, too dramatic. But Carman blends action with comedy, drama and witnessing. As a Christian, I can tell you this movie will blow your mind. It has awesome graphics, a great soundtrack, and the best acting I've seen since "Rain Man".

I guess if you dont get out much, the bright lights and big screen of a movie theatre might seem real impressive. The picture is just so big and pretty. It MUST be a good movie too, after all Christians made it, right? Wrong, in reality this is just more c**p from the televangelists at Trinity Broadcasting Network. For folks that supposedly believe in "Thou shalt no steal", they just basically ripped off "Rocky" (several of the series..) and tacked on a Christian message to justify spending people's tithe money on it. The "if he boxes he might die" storyline has been done to death, as has the retired boxer coming back for "one last fight" story. This will go straight to video and just become another "monthly gift" that they will send out "free" with donations, just like "Omega Code". Now that the hype on this movie is basically over, what other monstrosity will Matt Crouch foist upon the willing givers of TBN?