I just saw the movie...

Rating: Null/10 (8 January 2005)

I just saw an advance screening of Coach Carter, and it's pretty much what you expect. This is the basketball version of Friday Night Lights with the same cinematography and atmosphere from Save the Last Dance. It's a story we've all seen time and time again, although it is a good story to hear. Samuel L Jackson is fine as coach Carter, but is nowhere near his best game. It's the predictable plot twists that make you consider checking this one out when it hits the DVD stands. Even some of the speech in the movie is a little too over-the-top to make it believable. When it "D" students from the ghetto speak as though they each have a personal speech-writer, you know there's a problem. If you're looking for a good underdog sports movie, go rent Remember the Titans (or even Mighty Ducks).