“Courageous,” a film about four police officers attempting to be good fathers and maintain their Christian faith, may be the most popular new movie release of the weekend.
The new movie — which opens on 1,161 screens in the USA was co-written and directed by Alex Kendrick, the filmmaker behind past faith-based films such as “Fireproof” and “Facing the Giants” — is leading advance sales on Fandango throughout the whole week, according to data provided by the online ticket retailer.
As of this morning, purchases for “Courageous” accounted for 26% of the transactions on the site; the only other new release that comes close is “50/50,” which was in fourth place with 7%.
What's interesting about Courageous is how good the writing is. The best-written character is Javier (Robert Amaya), a jobless Chicano immigrant who prays for intervention and lands a job building a deck for Adam (who is waiting for another Javier, and assumes the first Mexican he sees is his guy). The scene where they sort out their confusion is actually an inspired bit of comedy.
And if you have a tendency to nod off during sermons, Courageous has a cure for that -- a noisy last act gun-battle with drug dealers that's primetime ready.
Five billion non-Christians in the world believe you don't necessarily have to accept Jesus in your heart to be a good father. Take a look and watch the movie to make up your own mind.
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