The Fight Within (film)

The Fight Within is a 2016 American Christian sports film featuring Dan Severn.^[1]

The Fight Within
Directed by	Michael William Gordon
Written by	Jim Davis
Story by	Jim Davis
Starring	Dan Severn
Cinematography	Dj Dittenhoefer
Edited by	Wynton Payne
Music by	Will Musser
Production company	New Life Cinema
Distributed by	GVN Releasing
Release date	August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• John Major Davis as Logan Chandler
• Lelia Symington as Emma Jones
• Matt Leddo as Hayden Dressler
• Mike H. Taylor as Mason Chandler
• Wesley Williams as Michael
• Dan Severn as Rich Chandler

Reception

The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2] Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "is too generic as a sports flick, and too pro forma as a tract. There’s more vitality and humanity in the closing-credits blooper reel than in anything in the actual picture."^[3] Joe Leydon of Variety also gave the film a negative review and described it as "clunky and didactic, and the movie as a whole has appreciably less mainstream appeal than several other recent, and much better, faith-based dramas."^[4]

However, Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer gave the film a positive review and wrote, "So when a filmmaker seems to wrestle seriously with (religious belief), I listen. In the case of The Fight Within, I’m glad I did."^[5] Edwin L. Carpenter of The Dove Foundation also gave the film a positive review and wrote that "(t)he acting, writing and direction all come together in this movie."^[6]