a good sports movie

Rating: 7/10 (11 August 2005)

This movie was an entertaining account of what high school football can be in some parts of the country. Here, we have a west Texas high school team from a small town. Everyone goes to the games. The kids are constantly reminded by their elders how they won state and show off their championship rings. The coach is constantly asked around town about the team and winning state. Some of the big wigs imply win state or else you may be out of a job. Drama comes from the season ending injury of the star running back. There's also a fullback whose dad stays drunk a lot and is always on his tail about hanging onto the football and winning state like he did. He punches and verbally abuses his son all the time. There's the quarterback who just wants to get a college scholarship to get out of the small town and away from his needy mother.
So, the film follows the team from preseason till the end and they have a "miracle" type of season.
FINAL VERDICT: I recommend it. It's an entertaining sports movie and fairly realistic because in Texas some people do take their football a little too seriously.