Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas

Name: Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: November 14, 2014
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 18
Cast: Bridgette Cameron, Darren Doane, Kirk Cameron

2014

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Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: November 14, 2014 | PG

Starring: Bridgette Cameron, Darren Doane, Kirk Cameron

Summary: Kirk Cameron is enjoying sister’s annual Christmas party until he realizes he needs to help out his brother-in-law Christian, who is chock full of no-fun Scroogery. Kirk realizes it’s his job to grab Christian by his seasonal sweater and show him Christ where Christ has always been: smack dab at the center of all the Christmas hoopla.

Director: Darren Doane

Genre(s): Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 80 min

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Penny Walker

Nov 13, 2014

Beyond the leaps in logic, the most troubling part of this film is that it just feels like a defense of the excess of Christmas. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Nov 13, 2014

Saving Christmas will hold little interest for anyone not already a believer. It’s too single-minded in its instructional purpose, too averse to multidimensional characters, too youth-pastor-like in its dorky humor. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Nov 13, 2014

Saving Christmas seems determined to win any perceived war on Christmas through brute force. Read full review

Bill Zwecker

Nov 13, 2014

This may be one of the least artful holiday films ever made. Even devout born-again Christians will find this hard to stomach. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Nov 14, 2014

Every holiday season sees a new influx of Christmas movies desperate to become the next big seasonal perennial destined to provide laughter, tears, humanity and healthy residuals for years to come. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Nov 13, 2014

An unholy mess co-produced by Cameron's faith-based Camfam Studios. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Nov 18, 2014

Director Doane offers no storytelling pizzazz; the lighting is careless, the pacing is deadly, the occasional stabs at comedy fall flat. Ultimately, Saving Christmas has nothing to share that Linus Van Pelt didn't already say better on “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Read full review

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TheEverydayMan

Jan 4, 2015

Before I watched this film, I was a CONFIRMED ATHEIST. Now, I am a devout Christian.

Kirk's message about the true meaning of Christmas just made me realize the narcissism of my own heart and what a mindless consumer I was like everyone else--especially during the holiday season. Even asBefore I watched this film, I was a CONFIRMED ATHEIST. Now, I am a devout Christian.

Kirk's message about the true meaning of Christmas just made me realize the narcissism of my own heart and what a mindless consumer I was like everyone else--especially during the holiday season. Even as a churchgoer for many years as a kid (because of my parents) I never truly felt the presence of God in any special way. But the way Kirk described the Christmas story...he just paints such a vivid picture of the life of Jesus, and how we're all broken people, how we all need forgiveness. I can see all the negative reviews this film is getting--but I don't care. It brought me to my knees and I can safely say I will never look at Christmas--or life, for that matter--the same way. Thank you, Kirk Cameron, for helping me get on the straight and narrow and coming to terms with the sin in my own life that I never fully comprehended.… Expand

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May 4, 2018

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Stoneyzatiger

Jan 4, 2015

Very sorry I sat through this and contributed to its loss/profit.
…Okay. It will probably be a loss but less of a loss because of my patronage.
Its poor: plot, acting effects. Erm… …It could be a nice story if the myths and untruths on which it is supposedly made where embellished forVery sorry I sat through this and contributed to its loss/profit.
…Okay. It will probably be a loss but less of a loss because of my patronage.
Its poor: plot, acting effects.

Erm… …It could be a nice story if the myths and untruths on which it is supposedly made where embellished for children.

It fails in almost every department and even the children complained to me. I fear it may have permanently traumatized their Christmas experience.
***Parents alert**** There is a fair bit of lying and blatant rubbish Children may pick up on.
I cannot even find the strength to comment on this movie. Read one above that is lower than a 3 and you should be there. I read a few and they were on the button (Apart from the fake ones like “ I was a Muslim and this movie converted me to Christianity”. Pfft.

To all these reviewers claiming instructions for ATHIESTS etc. Look! people there is no war between religion and Athiesm, Athiesm is just an short explanation that you prefer to believe in things that can be proved or experienced objectively. Therefore It’s a march of reason, progress and intelligence. Just get on board, and we can move forward as a species together. … and make better movies.

A turbulent and fitting end to the year that was 2014.… Expand

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pedrolanna

Jul 3, 2017

Da série: REFLEXÕES PRECIOSAS SOBRE OS 10 PIORES FILMES DO IMDB

Estética pós-moderna descolada e plena de referências, Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas fundamenta-se na teoria semiológica para resgatar os significados dos signos natalinos das classes médias norte-americanas. O ritmo do filmeDa série: REFLEXÕES PRECIOSAS SOBRE OS 10 PIORES FILMES DO IMDB

Estética pós-moderna descolada e plena de referências, Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas fundamenta-se na teoria semiológica para resgatar os significados dos signos natalinos das classes médias norte-americanas. O ritmo do filme é ditado em uma dialética envolvente entre Kirk e seu cunhado Christian, em que Kirk, um personagem simpático e empático, parte da pergunta positiva sobre os símbolos natalinos e seus significados, deixando o espírito negativo a cargo de Christian. Juntos, chegam a síntese dialética ao reformular os significados de significantes até então tão desacreditados na cultura ianque: o globo de neve, a árvore de natal e o papai noel. Kirk salva não só o natal da família de classe média norte-americana, mas todo o modo de vida americano, que na aparente efusão caótica de significantes vazios e consumismo desenfreado, tem, na verdade, como base o cristianismo historicamente simbolista e materialista. Reforçando a dimensão pós-moderna do filme, prescinde da ânsia pela totalidade, mostrando que o "Christmas" é apenas um dentre os natais possíveis. Talvez o mais suntuoso, talvez o mais fetichista, talvez o que se espalhe por outras culturas como modelo, mas sem dúvidas, após ver este filme podemos afirmar que está acima de qualquer crítica. Basta significar da maneira que você quiser.

(Representa bem a sociedade globalizada atual que se conforma basicamente pela americana, a grande difusora cultural de nossos tempos. Um conjunto de "modos de vida" e objetos à venda, a serem incorporados e consumidos por quem quiser em qualquer canto do mundo. Como alcançar tal proeza? O segredo está na maleabilidade dos significados contidos em significantes rígidos, impassíveis. Qualquer cultura pode absorver o "modo de vida americano" mas só os Estados Unidos podem prover tal qualidade. Isso serve inclusive para os americanos. "Make america great again" nada mais é que uma ordem reacionária. Está infeliz com seu país? Continue fazendo tudo como você sempre fez, bote a culpa em alhures, deixe-se enganar pelas novas roupagens dos fantasmas passados. Está infeliz com o falta de significado do natal? Continue celebrando da maneira que você sempre fez, bote a culpa em certa miopia simbólica, iluda-se com as novas desculpas que arranjou pra continuar fazendo o mesmo. Dessa forma, você pode continuar sendo consumista, intolerante religioso e estar preso a formalidades, festas e problemas irrelevantes, como os significados do natal, sem peso na consciência).… Expand

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Beastprogamer

Nov 14, 2015

You really want to damage your brain and your eyes and all if a sudden going like crap, this f*cking bullsh*t is JUST for you. The storyline is a piece of crap. The characters are fugly. Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas because he does a WAY better job at saving christmas than this pile of dog sh*t.

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Chesko

Jan 25, 2015

What a disgusting piece of Christian propaganda. Real Christians should be offended by this "film", any rational person should be offended by this mess!

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Krushull

Dec 29, 2015

This move is about as intelligent as the moron who succumbed to Kirk begging people to give him 10/10 because his movie was the worst rated in history. Without that moron this movies real rating would be 0.

How the movie cover even translates in to two guys crapping on in a car for 60This move is about as intelligent as the moron who succumbed to Kirk begging people to give him 10/10 because his movie was the worst rated in history. Without that moron this movies real rating would be 0.

How the movie cover even translates in to two guys crapping on in a car for 60 minutes is beyond me. Thank you Kirk Cameron for proving you are a douche bag.… Expand

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