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Movie Overview
Cast
• Sebastian Telfair
Director
• Jonathan Hock
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Through The Fire (2005)

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OFCS Rating: 55% Rotten
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"Pedestrian at best as filmmaking, 'Through the Fire' is far different than the cultural document it pretends to be."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Donald J. Levit

B+
"You know a filmmaker has done his job when his movie appeals even to people who couldn't care less about the subject."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3/4
"Has plenty of soul, plenty of competitive fire, and plenty of food for thought."  eCinemaCenter.com  Gabe Leibowitz

3/5
"[Director] Hock's approach is more fly-on-the-wall than exposé."  Film-Forward.com  Kent Turner

2/5
"a side of basketball that often goes unrevealed"  7M Pictures  Kevin Carr

2.5/4
"It's a pleasure to see the articulate, disciplined Telfair succeed where so many other young men have failed, but ultimately his path to success is so smoothly upbeat that there isn't much urgency to it."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

3/4
"Sebastian has the nice-guy charisma of Derek Luke and he's easy to root for"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

2/4
"Through the Fire only touches on the influence big business-driven commerce wields in sports."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

0/5
"A cynical fraud."  Film Threat  Phil Hall

7/10
"Not just a story of a person but a story of a neighborhood, a city and a plan to escape."  Monsters and Critics  Ron Wilkinson

3/4
"Through the Fire is a well-crafted and illuminating documentary."  Reel.com  Timothy Knight
OFCS Rating: 55% Rotten
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