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Rating: 8/10 (8 April 2020)

I was not optimistic about another sports comedy but it's curious how much charm this tale of an underdog just trying to hold his in against the system has.
A lot of this is attributable to Keven James' rascalish charm even if he does take a very "no means yes" approach to courtship. Henry Winkler is also a treat as the hippie music teacher who we are supposed to love they make us do it by showing, not telling.
They do not skimp on the sports content here and as a non-sports fan, it's very intense. The combat cinematography is breathtaking and it's easy to appreciate the grandness of Scott's undertaking starting at the sordid bottom and journeying to the big leagues which involves more than a little suspension of disbelief but they meet you have way.
A sentimental picture to be sure but they earn that by rich characters anda professional approach to plotting and visualization. At times it may indeed feel like a mix of Nacho Libre and Rocky with just a dash of Dead Poet's society but it works.
An uplifting story of struggling agaisnt a corrupt system that makes it easy to just want to give up but never impossible to inspire.