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| The Second Chance | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $9.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 13334
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 103 minutes
ASIN: B000I8G5FS
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 2006
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Well done.. September 28, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The movie is well done. It is a good story, acting is very realistic, character lessons strong, entertaining. I recommend the movie.
 Simply Excellent September 26, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love movies. I watch all types of movies. I am also a full-out warrior for Jesus Christ. I despise Hollywood and it's self-serving, propagandizing products. And yet, I still watch the movies. About 70% of the time, I end up feeling like I've just wasted another two hours of my life. Crash, the movie that took a lot of Oscars this year, was a good movie, not a great movie, but a good movie. This movie, The Second Chance, was about the same subject, but was actually worthy of an Academy Award. Will it get it? Of course not. People can't see past their prejudices against the Christian religion to see this excellent movie for what it is; a much better depiction of bigotry in our society today, in the secular world but more sorrowfully, in the churches. I have also watched a lot of Christian movies, and while I try to be patient and give them a fair chance, this one stood alone as a movie I would put up against the likes of Crash or any other movie Hollywood puts out. Do yourself a favor, open your mind and heart and give this movie a chance.
A FINE CHRISTIAN DRAMA! September 25, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
"The Second Chance" tells the story of two men who share the same faith, and live in the same city, but are from completely different worlds. One is a celebrity figure who works as music director at the biggest church in town; the other is a street-smart preacher who was once in prison, and now works to prevent the kids from his part of town from going down the same path he took. Through a twist of fate, both men are forced to work together. Together, they each come to respect one another, even as outside forces work against them.
This is a fine Christian drama that shows how people who come from different backgrounds can get along when they realize they share one thing in common: the same faith. Michael W. Smith, in his feature film debut, and Jeff Obafemi Carr gives a fine performances. The supporting cast does an equally-impressive job in their respective roles.
The film does tend to drag a bit at times, but the performances, as well as some very moving scenes and fantastic music numbers, manage to make up for the slower moments in the film. I would recommend this film to fans of both Smith and Carr, and also to fans of good, dramatic films. You're sure to enjoy it.
Movie/DVD Grade: B+
 Only Michael W. Smith fans will like this September 20, 2006
2 out of 24 found this review helpful
It's movie that shoves its religious beliefs of Christianity down your throat and it screams I'm better than you because I'm a Christian, you're not.
Sorry, you blind sided sheep like Michael W. Smith fans, the man cannot act! You may think he's fantastic but you fans are so in awe, you couldn't see his lousy acting skills. However, he's an okay singer. He only did this movie to be more prosperous in his luxuriant lifestyle than he already is.
The other actor in the movie jeff obafemi carr was a pretty decent actor. He tried his best in this horrible weak movie.
A Good Film -- Worth a Second Glance August 30, 2006
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I watched this film with pretty low initial expectations... hoping that this so-calleld "Christian" movie would finally break the "Christian movie" stereotype I had come to... well... loathe and expect. With Steve Taylor at the helm... I thought, "Maybe. Just maybe..."
Truthfully -- it exceeded all my expectations. Smartly written, smartly directed, and even well-acted... for the most part.
(I shouldn't even label it as a good "Christian" movie. It's just a good movie. Period. I think a lot of people will enjoy this film.)
Michale W. Smith does a pretty good job playing the talented music minister, Ethan Jenkins -- the son and successor-to-be of the successful Pastor Jeremiah Jenkins, senior pastor of The Rock (Mega)Church and founding pastor of the inner city church, The Second Chance.
Smith plays an interesting character. While his own road to success may have been paved by that of his father, he wants to do the right thing and has a good heart. A bit naive, perhaps, in his view of life and ministry, he is greatly affected by what he sees and experiences at The Second Chance Church when he is sent there by a miffed church board as "punishment" for being a little to loose with the church's live television broadcasts.
Jeff Carr is very charming and convincing as the passionate - "in your face" - and somewhat jaded-by-reality Pastor Jake Sanders. He believes strongly in the ministry of the Second Chance Church in his community -- but he's allowed his anger and his temper to cloud some of his decisions and judgment. (Sanders' tongue is actually what gets Ethan Jenkins in trouble when Jenkins gives him some air-time on the The Rock's live televised program -- "Well, then... you can just keep your damn money!")
Jenkins and Sanders are then forced to work together. Sanders' inner-city method of "ministry" is sometimes more than wide-eyed, open-mouthed Jenkins can swallow... (When Sander slams a drug-pushing gang-member up against the fence and threatens to break his arm if the gangster doesn't let his little brother "out" of the family business... well, Jenkins hardly knows what to do with himself.)
Both Jenkins and Sanders go through some pretty significant yet believable changes as they learn from each other -- perhaps Jenkins moreso from Sanders. And even Ethan's father, Pastor Jeremiah Jenkins, has to face the reality that even though his ministry at The Rock has gone global, he has forgotten where it all started... leading the movie's climax to a heartfelt and satisfying "conclusion."
Pick it up. It's a good flick.
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