finally a worthy depiction of Texas football and it's people.

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2005)

I Grew up in Abilene which is where part of this film was shot. I didn't see FNL for a long time because I have never been to impressed with many of the films that have come around the west Texas area, or really just films about Texas in general. Varsity Blues was fun to watch but laughable when it to realism. However, growing up with these teams featured in this film, I must say that I was impressed with how accurate this film is. Now it is not perfect, there were definitely some creative license taken. However, I can tell that Peter Berg really put the time into this to make it as authentic as possible. This is not your typical sports film like others have said. That is because it is real. Peter Berg, unlike some other filmmakers, did not try to change aspects of the real events to make it more acceptable or cheerful. He stayed true to what happened and simply told it how it was. Being a film major myself, I have to say Peter Berg has finally gotten something right that others just couldn't seem to get. That is that you don't have to follow the Hollywood Movie-making Formula that we see over and over, to make a great film.