One of the best sports movies out there; Hackman is wonderful...

Rating: Null/10 (29 February 2004)

One of the primary influences for the over-used underdog formula that we would see years later in many mainstream and straight-to-video/TV movies, "Hoosiers" is about a big-time coach (Gene Hackman) who arrives at a small town in the middle of rural America and transforms the basketball team into a winning one.
Predictable outcome but it's a lot of fun getting there. One of Hackman's finer roles and also one of the best sports movies you're likely to find out there.
I rate it a strong "4" of 5 stars. This isn't my favorite genre, but this is a very good movie. If I were a fan of the genre I might five it a higher rating. But for me to give a sports movie four stars is quite an achievement. It's the normal equivalent of a five.

John Ulmer