Much more than just a football movie!!!

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2010)

Friday Night Lights is the only sports movie ever to be made that can appeal to any person, even those who may not care for football. The movie is about teenage boys who have the weight of their hometown on their shoulders. The town of Permia expects these teenagers to win a state championship and nothing else. The movie shows the problems these boys have to deal with not just on the football field, but at home also. One of the main characters, Mike, is the senior quarterback of the team and he puts his sick mother before anything else. He never shows happiness only his love for his mother and the game of football. Another very appealing character, Don Billingsly, dealing with a drunk father who becomes violent over little mistakes by his son. The most heart wrenching character of the movie would have to be Boobie Miles because you feel his pain of not being able to follow his only dream after a career ending injury. The movie has you hooked to the very end and you feel for these teens who are counted on by everyone to "get the job done." Permia is a poor town suffering in depression and rely on the Permia High School football team to bring happiness to the town. I highly recommend this film to all people except for little ones as there is a couple of scenes that are too explict for younger ages.
Overall: 10 out of 10