Far, far better than expected. KEANU REEVES and DIANE LANE have great chemistry.

Rating: Null/10 (19 March 2002)

I cannot tell you how surprised I was by the quality of this film. I was expecting some sort of "Bad News Bears" meets " Dangerous Minds", but this movie really rocked!! In fact it was the nicest surprise I've seen in quite a while. KEANU REEVES (The Matrix, Speed) and the gorgeous DIANE LANE (Perfect Storm, Streets of Fire, Cotton Club) have great chemistry and the little kids were all fine for non-actors. The story has dark elements too, as well as laughs, sadness, romance and well-executed sports scenes. All-in-all this was an all round excellent film, and checking it's box office and rental grosses I'm NOT surprised it has done so well, and made as much money as it has. Deservedly so. GREAT FILM - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!