Best Movie I've Seen In Awhile

Rating: 9/10 (15 October 2004)

Excellent movie, Billy Bob Thornton does a very convincing job portraying the coach and the young players are surprisingly good as well. I read the book twice and these are pretty much as I imagined the players being.
It's actually a movie about community and how football brings them together but also causes conflict between them.
This film could be seen as an indictment of sports in our society. I disagree, as I feel that having these kids and this community channel their energy towards football is probably better than some of the activities they could be channeling it towards. It's not like if these kids weren't playing football they would be studying to be Rhodes Scholars, that's not the place they live or who they are. Football will keep some of these high-testosterone kids in school long enough for them to find out how important an education is.
One of the best movies I've seen in a long time, as well as possibly the best football movies I've ever seen. I think this film will get better them more times I watch it.