Avis Metacritic

Facing the Giants, which despite its flaws is ultimately a sweet, sincere movie about Christian faith.

For those who felt insufficiently uplifted by "Invincible" and "Gridiron Gang," here comes Facing the Giants, an aggressively inspirational drama about a born-again high school football coach.

Like too many films of faith, it mixes its message, proclaiming that a life given over to God is a reward unto itself, and then handing over victories to its faithful like some overtime bonus.

Bottomless sermonizing would have played better in Sunday school than on the big screen.