There is but one way to play basketball...the right way.

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2006)

A Jerry Bruckheimer movie has become to mean gold. GLORY ROAD is no exception. This is the inspiring true story of a former high school girls basketball coach Don Haskins(Josh Lucas)making history at Texas Western in El Paso Texas. The year was 1966, Haskins created a winning team that goes all the way to the NCAA national championship game against legendary Adolph Rupp's(Jon Voight)defending champs Kentucky. Haskins takes the basketball world by storm by starting and playing the first all-black starting squad. Five blacks against five whites; David vs Goliath...and one of the biggest upsets in history. Haskins changed the entire look of basketball.
Very good court scenes make for a sure-fire winner. The cast is strong: Derek Luke, Mechad Brooks, Evan Jones, Austin Nichols, Emily Deshanel, Tatyana Ali, Kimberly Begon and Wes Brown. You need not be a basketball or sports fan in general to enjoy this highly recommended movie.