The film follows Tom - a son of soldier who sacrifices for freedom. Tom & his grandfather try to connect to ease the pain of war after Tom's father falls down
... sort of a Red Dawn for those who believe that Christmas is under assault by secular forces. It is the very first movie that comes with "The Chuck Norris Seal of Approval."
It's a call for the faithful to rise up if they, or any heathens who stumble in the audience, can wake from their naps or their fits of helpless unintentional laughter.
The sheer volume of what I like to call "eyebrow acting" -- in which thespian intensity is directly proportional to the angle and depth of one's forehead furrows -- is staggering.
Politics aside, the hamfisted melodrama, amateurish acting, a tasteless finale and a cameo by either God or a ZZ Top cover-band refugee make "Last Ounce of Courage" laughably awful.
This religious-themed drama about a small-town mayor's personal crusade against "the war on Christmas" is about as subtle as the character's name -- Bob Revere.
