Glory Road: The Poor Man's Remember the Titans

Rating: 6/10 (18 January 2006)

There are some things you just expect when going to see an inspirational sports movie-- slow motion, the old "flashing newspapers on the screen to signal the passing of time" trick, a musical training montage, and of course, the hard-ass coach who, deep down, really cares about his players. Glory Road has all of these things and executes them with perfect mediocrity. The film lacks originality. The plot feels overdone. This story's been told before and told much better in Bruckheimer's other inspirational sports story full of racial conflict, "Remember the Titans." My advice: instead of spending $8 on "Glory Road", go rent "Remember the Titans".