Flat-Out Wrong

Rating: Null/10 (13 October 2004)

This movie is evident that Peter Berg, the movie's writers and producers are A LOST CAUSE...UNFORTUNATELY, I'm sure there are those in Hollywood even worse. As a high-school football player during that era and being well familiar with both teams that year, I couldn't agree more with those who feel the movie was a Big Fat Lie.
I understand the need to edit causes some false accounts to exist in a fact-based movie. This movie, however, went too far. I particularly can't believe the portrayal of Dallas Carter's Coach Freddie James. Anyone with any knowledge of high school(or football for that matter) in Texas knew he was well-respected and well-admired. Considering the fact that theie are those who are still mourning the man's sudden death a few years ago, to see his greatness portrayed so ugly was absolutely pathetic on the part of the filmmakers. I couldn't help but watch in disbelief. It's equivalent to making a movie about Duke University's Basketball Team and Duke not winning a game in the school's history; far from the truth. Legal action by Coach James' family would definitely make sense.