2016 American film
The Fight Within |
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Directed by | Michael William Gordon |
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Written by | Jim Davis |
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Story by | Jim Davis |
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Starring | Dan Severn |
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Cinematography | Dj Dittenhoefer |
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Edited by | Wynton Payne |
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Music by | Will Musser |
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Production company | New Life Cinema |
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Distributed by | GVN Releasing |
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Release date |
- August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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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]
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