Un-clichéd Sports Movie

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2005)

Thi is one of the best sports movies I've ever seen. It had the honesty of "Slapshot" and the heart of "Rocky". It wasn't just a team-trying-to-win-the-big-game movie. The characters were interesting without being melodramatic (no sinister villains vs. sparkling good-guys). You'll learn a lot about how seriously they take high school football in Texas. Their stadium really seats 19,000! Apparently they left out the fact that this high school team took a chartered jet to two away games in 1988. It doesn't ridicule or judge, it just shows a variety of points of view, from the pure fun of the game to absurdity of hero-worship. You get a good balanced message of enjoying sports but not letting them rule your life.
Also, Billy Bob Thornton and Tim McGraw are great.