Now watch Varsity Blues

Rating: 6/10 (4 April 2018)

4/4/18. If you like football movies, then you will probably like this one. It's based on a true story about a Texas high school football team during the year BEFORE they went on to win the state championship. It follows 5 senior players as they try to play their best to win for the coach. However, my favorite football movie is Varsity Blues, which came out 5 years before this movie. While VB was fiction, it pretty much depicted the same kind of issues that were depicted here. And, because it was fiction you do get the chance to cheer for the underdogs who had the worst coach ever (Voight) on the silver screen. Watch VB and I am sure you will agree that VB is much more inspirational and spot on in depicting the southern football culture in which men view football as their masculinity at play.