Fireproof Review: Mike Seaver as Neo in Lader 49

Junk: 09.29.08 Culture, Observations

Growing Pains’ Mike Seaver finds a new role as Neo (of the Matrix) in a remake of Ladder 49 called Fireproof.  The Mike Seaver character (Caleb Holt in Fireproof) takes on an even more overtly spiritual role then is often attributed to Neo in the Matrix (”the one”)—Although, I have heard people refer to Neo as a metaphorical Jesus (a savior type character). In Fireproof Mike Seager tries to redeem his trouble making days on Growing Pains by becoming morally upright using The Love Dare, a quasi self-help book for marriages, to put out the “fires” in his marriage, all the while heroically fighting literal fires as a firefighter. In the end this movie seems to be a lame two hour commercial for The Love Dare book. In case you were wondering I will not be seeing the movie or buying the book.