The Second Chance
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Release Date: February 17, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Startlingly direct if unavoidably preachy, The Second Chance takes aim at Christianity's racial divide and the corporatization of faith. Its message is simple: being a Christian requires more than just dropping a check in the collection plate every Sunday morning. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
A movie-of-the-week treatment of race and class, the film credibly portrays the day-to-day workings of an urban ministry. Read full review
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VarietyJustin Chang
The crisply made feature delivers an involving if not always persuasive portrait of religious leaders in conflict. Read full review
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Competently directed by Christian music producer Steve Taylor, it's a sincerely (if not exactly subtly) performed spiritual drama with a faith-based lesson in humility and the practical charity of offering a helping hand. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
As a film, it is earnest, cliched, often awkward and unlikely to inspire anyone who isn't already thoroughly sold on its message of salvation through community activism. Read full review
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New York PostLou Lumenick
Its message is sugarcoated in a schmaltzy, clichéd story line about Smith's conflicts with streetwise black minister (Jeff Obafemi Carr) - and sabotaged by hackneyed dialogue, sluggish pacing and a listless performance by Smith, who only springs to life when he's singing. Read full review
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Film ThreatChris Thilk
There are a lot of good messages in The Second Chance about how Christianity is a mix of love, both gentle and tough. Some of those, unfortunately, are lost in the uneven performances. Read full review
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