Rotten
As divided as the two very different churches at its center, The Second Chance reps an uneasy marriage of spiritual conviction and dramatic expedience.
Justin Chang, Variety
Overview
Ethan Jenkins and Jake Sanders are both passionate pastors who worship the same God from the same book--but that's where the similarity ends. When they are suddenly thrown together in a tough neighborhood and forced to work side by side, Ethan discovers there is no boundary between the streets and the sanctuary.
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Rotten
[The film is] designed to launch Christian pop singer Michael W. Smith as a movie brand name. It doesn't really succeed at that, but it does manage to send a positive message in a pretty polished movie, a message aimed at regular church-goers.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
[The film is] sabotaged by hackneyed dialogue, sluggish pacing and a listless performance by Smith, who only springs to life when he's singing.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
A movie-of-the-week treatment of race and class, the film credibly portrays the day-to-day workings of an urban ministry.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
It's not the message that bothered me but the obvious way in which it's delivered.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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