NOT cliché. Whether that is good or bad is up to you.

Rating: 8/10 (1 April 2007)

"Friday Night Lights" is unique because, unlike many other sports films, it is not cliché. In other words, it isn't a feel good, inspiring movie where a team comes together to overcome the odds. It is not necessarily depressing, but it is rather bitter and void of too many happy moments.
You have to decide for yourself whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. After seeing so many typical sports films, this film was a breath of fresh air for me. This is a film more about the people of the town Odessa, Texas and how it is centered around the football team rather than the football team itself.
Some people like, some people hate...depends on your tastes. This is no Remember the Titans.
8/10.