Varsity Blues without the humor

Rating: 7/10 (9 October 2004)

This movie was well done on all the general aspects (e.g. filmography) but the story and plot were a little weak. The movie is so much like Varsity Blues it's almost scary. West Texas high school football, over stressed young boys, teen angst, overzealous fans in town, etc. But then it's trying to be too much like Remember the Titans, too. The super motivated, down to earth, yet outrageously insightful coach. There's the injuries, the blood on the field, and the motivating locker room speeches.
The problem is that it doesn't have the humor or the fun that VB brought to the table, and it is not nearly as dramatically moving as RTT. What you're left with is some run of the mill football scenes, a predictable story, and not much else. Seven stars for good acting, great filmography, but a tired story.