Fantastic for anyone playing the sport!

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2013)

As a young kid I grew up around sports everywhere I went so this was naturally my favorite movie. It still is today. It's a feel good story with a somewhat slow introduction and it can be slow at times but you must be patient with this movie. Once it gets into the thick of things (the games) it really tenses up. Gene Hackman is just phenomenal in this film. Coach Norman Dale does everything he can to develop his team HIS way. He takes a semi-decent to poor team in high school and turns them into winners. The town people aren't exactly fond of his ways so he fights many battles. It seems as though the only way to prove himself is to win the championship, which is a long shot for what this team has accomplished recently.