One family learns that forgiveness is paramount.One family learns that forgiveness is paramount.One family learns that forgiveness is paramount.
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- Alternate versionsAlternate versions for Nth America and Australia Pacific with differences being the hero, playing for the Australian National team instead of playing College basketball for University of Utah.
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Faith can move mountains, but man better know what to do
This Christian film is from Australia where I learned that the kids there have taken to basketball. The Playbook centers on Mick Preston, loving father, part time basketball coach and lay Christian leader in his community. His special pride and joy his son Jordan Quaresma who is having some teenage angst about being a preacher's kid even if it's a lay preacher.
Quaresma's best friend is Harry Borland whose father is a boozer. On Christmas night the drunk father was driving the boys home and he wrapped the car around a telephone pole. Quaresma is killed and his whole family goes through a crisis of faith.
Away from the sports part of the story The Playbook is a normal Christian type film with decent and sensitive performances by the cast. But I've always had a problem with mixing sports and religion. Preston does have it right, it's just a game for the kids he coaches and it's life that you have to learn to deal with. But the whole show of religion does bother me. Prayer is nice, but I don't know a coach in the world who would take the religious kid over one who can do a good lay up shot.
In baseball Casey Stengel once commented about two young players who were members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He said they don't drink, don't smoke, don't chase women and still they're only hitting .240. I think if Preston were in the serious business of athletic coaching he'd be looking for another Michael Jordan and he wouldn't care a hoot about his religion.
Speaking of Jordan, Luc Longley who was Australian and played in the NBA with Jordan does a guest appearance. Looking at the size of him with Preston and his kids you know there ain't another Longley destined for the NBA in that bunch.
Quaresma's best friend is Harry Borland whose father is a boozer. On Christmas night the drunk father was driving the boys home and he wrapped the car around a telephone pole. Quaresma is killed and his whole family goes through a crisis of faith.
Away from the sports part of the story The Playbook is a normal Christian type film with decent and sensitive performances by the cast. But I've always had a problem with mixing sports and religion. Preston does have it right, it's just a game for the kids he coaches and it's life that you have to learn to deal with. But the whole show of religion does bother me. Prayer is nice, but I don't know a coach in the world who would take the religious kid over one who can do a good lay up shot.
In baseball Casey Stengel once commented about two young players who were members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He said they don't drink, don't smoke, don't chase women and still they're only hitting .240. I think if Preston were in the serious business of athletic coaching he'd be looking for another Michael Jordan and he wouldn't care a hoot about his religion.
Speaking of Jordan, Luc Longley who was Australian and played in the NBA with Jordan does a guest appearance. Looking at the size of him with Preston and his kids you know there ain't another Longley destined for the NBA in that bunch.
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