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Rating: 5/10 (8 October 2004)

I always think you lose something when you turn a non-fictional account into a 'loosely based' film. This story would have been much better served as a documentary. You know what you are seeing actually happened for the most part, but somehow you are not truly sold. 'Seabiscuit' had the same problem. Though 'Seabiscuit' was actually watchable in my opinion.
Character development seemed quite forced (i.e. - this guy is the quiet guy, this guy is the loudmouth, this guy is the one who wants to leave but is tied to home). The story seemed to drag on. The game scenes were well shot. Most of the movie was well done but unfortunately, the script and general story were not.
Pleasant surprise was Tim McGraw. Though his character was pretty one-dimensional, he did not seem out of place. Perhaps using some of his own experiences as a model.
Anyway, while I am not upset I saw this film, I do not think I would have been upset if I had not. The last twenty minutes are so were quite enjoyable to see in the theater environment (people were actually cheering and applauding). All in all I can see myself watching this on TNT some Saturday afternoon when I long for my memories of playing high school football. But I could not see myself shelling out $10 to see it in a theater.