Football, Be Perfect

Rating: 10/10 (24 October 2004)

This movie engaged me emotionally. Illustrating the small town in West Texas that are bred for football- all the players want to do is leave, and all the town wants is a State Championship. Those who get the allusion may be spoiled by the next line: The movie is plotted as a traditional Greek tragedy. And the central question: is the coach a hero or villain. A hero for allowing people to be put in situations where they could be physically injured. A villain for getting the team to the state championships.
And hats off to the cast and special effects that had great blood (the dislocated finger was great, too). The kinetic camera work did not become as overwhelming as some photos- though you could tell it was contemporary.
At the end, I wished I was 11 or 12 years younger, and still playing. I ended up playing 4 years, and was ready to get going onto the sport I still love: men's wrestling.
Don't let me get started on how my head and neck felt like after some of those games- they were worse than the car accident.