FNL equals Reality

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 2004)

It has been almost ten years since I have strapped on a helmet and busted through the old pep-rally sign. Ten years since I thought about those life-long friendships you make while playing together with the same group of guys for over six years. Ten years since I have heard the crowd roar after making a touchdown and the only thing you can really hear is your own heart beating. Ten years since the only thing that mattered in life is making it to the state playoffs.
After watching Friday Night Lights, every feeling I had ten years ago came back during the course of the movie. No season is perfect. No season is flawless. This season was REAL. Every team has a Winchel, a Chavez, a Christian. Every team has a Billingsly with a dad just as bad. The movie is as real as it gets.
Superb acting by the entire cast, especially Thornton and Black, and quite a surprise from McGraw. Why does Billy Bob get country singers to play mean, redneck drunks?(Slingblade--Dwight Yoakam's character)
9/10