The Fight Within
Directed byMichael William Gordon
Written byJim Davis
Story byJim Davis
StarringDan Severn
CinematographyDj Dittenhoefer
Edited byWynton Payne
Music byWill Musser
Production
company
New Life Cinema
Distributed byGVN Releasing
Release date
August 12, 2016
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fight Within is a 2016 American Christian sports film featuring Dan Severn.[1]

Plot

Cast

  • John Major Davis as Logan Chandler
  • Lelia Symington as Emma Jones
  • Matt Leddo as Hayden Dressler
  • Mike H. Taylor as Mason Chandler
  • Wesley Williams as Michael
  • Dan Severn as Rich Chandler

Reception

The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "is too generic as a sports flick, and too pro forma as a tract. There’s more vitality and humanity in the closing-credits blooper reel than in anything in the actual picture."[3] Joe Leydon of Variety also gave the film a negative review and described it as "clunky and didactic, and the movie as a whole has appreciably less mainstream appeal than several other recent, and much better, faith-based dramas."[4]

However, Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer gave the film a positive review and wrote, "So when a filmmaker seems to wrestle seriously with (religious belief), I listen. In the case of The Fight Within, I’m glad I did."[5] Edwin L. Carpenter of The Dove Foundation also gave the film a positive review and wrote that "(t)he acting, writing and direction all come together in this movie."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Law, Jeannie (10 July 2016). "Cage Fighting and Christianity? New film 'The Fight Within' Combines Faith and MMA". The Christian Post. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Fight Within". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Murray, Noel (10 August 2016). "Review Christian MMA drama 'The Fight Within' hits the mat with a thud". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Leydon, Joe (12 August 2016). "Film Review: 'The Fight Within'". Variety. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Toppman, Lawrence (10 August 2016). "'The Fight Within' aims at believers but hits nonbelievers, too". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Carpenter, Edwin L. "The Fight Within". The Dove Foundation. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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