A well made movie worth seeing.

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2004)

I give this movie eight stars out of ten. Good story, solid writing, and a cast of good actors and actresses makes this a very enjoyable film.
This movie is an adaptation of a book that actually chronicled a small town Texas high school football team that is consumed with winning the state championship. One of my friend who saw the movie with me was from a small town in Brazil. I did not know if she could relate to the story given that the subject is about American football but surprisingly she did because the theme is pretty universal. In her case, soccer was the fixation for her townspeople so she could relate to this movie.
Given this movie is based on a real event, the story is gritty and realistic. The football action scenes were just great. Even if you are not a fan of American football, like my friend stated, the theme presented in this movie is universal.