Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

pattyp-725-58249 How anyone rated this more than 1 is beyond me. Hamfisted Christian persecution complex propaganda.They would have had to make a strong effort to make it worse.Seriously? Anyone who gave this a 2 or more, have you seen a movie before?Embarrassing for Christians, infuriating for the sane.I'd rather have a sulfuric acid enema than watch this again.I'd rather watch a soccer match than watch this again.I'd rather have my appendage slammed between two biology textbooks than watch this again.

harlemsushi This review is for the people without a political or religious axe to grind who are just wondering if this is a good movie. Before discussing the film itself, the first thing that the viewer needs to be aware of is the film's chronology which is easily misunderstood and not described particularly well. To explain why, it is first helpful to discuss some of the plot. The main narrative follows Bob Revere who is an Easy Rider-esque veteran of an unidentified war. Bob is a pharmacist by trade and also serves as the mayor of Mount Columbus. Within that narrative are flashbacks (accomplished through old video footage, recollections, and visualizations) introducing Bob's son Thomas to the audience.The way the flashbacks were presented, Thomas got married soon after high school and enlisted in the Army at the age of 20. Unfortunately, he never made it home and left behind his pregnant wife and parents to grieve for him. After the funeral, Thomas' wife left Mount Columbus and moved to California with Thomas' infant son Christian. This made an already emotionally fragile Bob feel abandoned and more alienated. Fourteen years later, Kari returns to Mount Columbus with a teenage Christian and Bob's unresolved issues regarding Kari, Christian, and his son's death.All this exposition compromises the first 13 minutes of the film and they are crucial to understanding the universe within which the film is set. On my initial viewing I assumed that all the flashbacks took place fourteen years ago and that the main narrative occurs in the present day. As a result of this assumption, the film comes off as a heavy-handed and lacking any form of subtlety. However I couldn't shake off the feeling I had missed something and I decided to re-watch the movie trying to figure out if I had missed something.During my re-watch I realized that I had made an error which changed my perception of the film. The error was that the film's flashbacks were not meant to have been in the past. The film does a rather poor job of conveying this and that's why the flashbacks are easily confused as having occurred fourteen years ago. Instead the entire main narrative which tells Bob's story takes place in a future fourteen years from the present that saw an extreme secularization of America that excised religion from all public places and had a zero tolerance policy against any entanglement between religion and government. As such the film should be thought of as existing in some not too distant dystopian future giving it more in common with science fiction than with faith based films.This approach gave me a new appreciation for the film, but this new appreciation did little to hide some of the films short comings. Firstly, the script does very little to ease you into the universe that these characters reside in. The characters talk about the "good old days" and how their freedoms were gradually eroded away in the name of political correctness, but the script does not even attempt give even a rudimentary explanation of exactly how this happened and instead chooses to leave it to the imagination or paranoia of the viewer. Personally the lack of explanation came off as lazy writing and that should have been addressed in some way.Secondly, the direction is uninspired and can be compared to what you would expect from a Lifetime film. The most I could say was that the director made sure he got proper coverage for every scene to give the editors enough to work with. However with that said, there are a few shots in the film that take full advantage of the location and show off the beautiful Colorado landscape and the wonder of its mountains. Those bits of cinematography are really well shot, but few and far between.Thirdly the acting is a very mixed bag. The acting highlights of the film are Marshall R. Teague as Bob Revere, Fred Williamson as Warren Hammerschmidt, Jennifer O'Neill as Bob's wife Dottie, Hunter Gomez as Christian Revere, and Jenna Boyd as Maddie Rogers. All five were competent enough in their craft that they made their clunky dialogue sound somewhat natural. With that said, Nikki Novak who played Kari and Rusty Joiner who played Greg (Thomas' best friend now pining for Kari's affection) were both horrible in every way and had no chemistry. The fact that a significant portion of the film focuses on their romantic subplot hurts the movie in the long run. Some of the minor characters will equally make you question the experience of the casting director.Overall, this is a family film and the worst thematic elements on display are some war images and brief smoking. Ultimately though, whether or not you find Last Ounce of Courage entertaining depends completely on your willingness to overlook its flaws and withstand its lack of subtlety. However, I cannot stress enough that you must approach it as a science fiction film exploring the dystopian genre. Doing so really puts the film into perspective and makes the actions of the characters and the universe they populate seem a bit more rational and grounded.As a side, I have a friend that asked me to include a final little tidbit about the film: As a disclaimer, I don't drink alcohol but I know some of you like to play drinking games. For those of you that do, run out and buy the DVD. Last Ounce of Courage gives you the ability to play along by taking a drink every time one of the characters says the word "freedom" in the film, two drinks for every time either Bill O'Reilly or Ronald Reagan say it, and three drinks for any time someone says the word "Constitution" or quotes it correctly. Whoever is left standing at the end of the film or has not vomited wins.

susanders03 Oh my, what a powerful film and shows what we the people are so upset with our Government - take away our Christianity...I don't think so! In God we Trust is what our nation was created upon. I don't know how our Govt. can base 14% ACLU and change all our God given rights. Our flag-under GOD-our $ In God we Trust- Merry Christmas & the Manger Scene belong me me & at 75 yrs old...I can use these sayings & be proud that God has a plan and I know he is not happy with our Government! God Bless the maker of this film. Saw it at my daughter's and instantly ordered it from you. Saw it again with my friend last night and she loved the truthfulness of the film.

Chris Tranovich I thought it was a great movie. Yes, it was no high budget blockbuster, but just because it is a lower budget movie doesn't mean it junk. Yes the guns in it were m16's not m1a's. I am annoyed that most the people that wrote reviews are clearly anti-Christian (why do you watch Christian movies, is it just so you can complain and berate them). Yes, this was meant to be a slight exaggeration, but it things go the way they are it will be closer to possible. You can plainly see this trend that everything is OK except Christianity and having morals. Currently in the news, the Christian baker in CO that is in a court battle because he refuses to make a "wedding" cake for a homo-sexual couple. Agree or disagree its not the government's say. Hobby Lobby and their refusal for insurance that pays for the morning after pill, again agree or disagree not the government's say. There are a lot more events like this happening. During Christmas the PC phrase of happy holidays is encouraged more and more. I remember as a teenager in school sitting at a lunch table with other Christians, blessing our lunches and getting in trouble from the teachers. Why does the name Jesus offend you? History lesson, 1st-3rd century Christianity was illegal in the Roman empire. Rome, the most liberal government at that time and probably still to this day. People worshiped everything you can imagine, but Christianity was illegal. Ask yourself why. I'm sure this won't be posted but here is hoping