Above average feel good movie

Rating: 7/10 (13 February 2005)

The story of a coach who benches his team for bad grades could have been a disaster in the making. However thanks to a fine performance by Samuel Jackson this is a movie that is really alive with people and not clichéd.
The coach wants his team to be more than just players. Basketball is a privilege which he feels that have to earn, by dressing right, behaving right and by getting good grades. To him basketball is more than the only thing in life. This of course causes a good many problems.
This was much better than I expected and I made it all the way through it although walking in I thought I might walk out. Its gripped me more than many recent films which is saying a good deal. If I had a complaint is that it is just a bit long, but thats a minor complaint.
See this movie.