Nothing is Impossible
Faith-based sports drama has drinking, lots of cliches.
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Nothing is Impossible
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this movie.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Nothing is Impossible is a faith-based sports drama in which a janitor and former high school basketball star gets the chance to try out for the local pro sports team. Kissing in the back of a limo before the characters fall asleep and wake up the next morning. During halftime, high school basketball players look at photos of Scott's ex-girlfriend (the owner of the professional basketball team) and talk about how she's "hot." Scott's father is an alcoholic and is shown drunk as Scott carries him out of the bar.
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What's the Story?
In NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, Scott (David A.R. White) is a janitor and assistant basketball coach at the local high school. He was a basketball star during his high school days, with the potential to make it to the NBA, but things didn't go as planned. Meanwhile, his ex-girlfriend Ryan (Nadia Bjorlin) is the new owner of the local pro basketball team, the Knoxville Silver Knights. With revenue down, and two players recently cut from the team due to questionable behavior, Ryan comes up with the idea to hold open tryouts as a way to attract publicity and media attention. While reluctant to tryout due to being older, Scott eventually decides that he has nothing to lose, and shows up to try and make the team. Things get a little complicated as Scott makes it to the final rounds and his high school romance with Ryan rekindles. With so much on the line, some in the Silver Knights organization wonder if Scott might be too old for the team, and Scott must find a way to prove to them, and to himself and God, that nothing is impossible.
Is It Any Good?
This is a cliched, faith-based "comeback kid" sports movie with few surprises. Nothing is Impossible is best enjoyed by faith-based viewers looking for confirmation of their beliefs. The lead character, Scott, was a former high school basketball star who is now a janitor at said high school and also lives in a double-wide trailer. When the owner of the local pro basketball team (and Scott's high school sweetheart) decides to hold open tryouts for the team, well, it's safe to assume that Scott is going to try out and prove along the way the title of the movie.
There are too many cliched characters to list, including even the "drunken father" a la Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers. The story gets derailed from time to time to discuss Scripture, either in church or in Fellowship of Christian Athletes meetings, and it's quite heavy-handed. There are many better sports movies out there, no matter what you believe.
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Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: February 14, 2023
- Cast: David A.R. White, Nadia Bjorlin, Steven Bauer
- Director: Matt Shapira
- Studio: Pure Flix Entertainment
- Genre: Drama
- Topics: Sports and Martial Arts, Friendship, High School
- Run time: 106 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: February 27, 2023
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