great true story!

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2006)

This was an above-average film that I liked. If it weren't a true story, I would probably have dismissed it as just another formula movie, but because it was true I liked it even more. Mark Wahlberg plays a bartender who tries out for the Philadelphia Eagles and redefines the word "long shot." However, sometimes long shots work out, and he makes the team. After a rough induction into NFL life when, while playing on special teams, he freezes up and gets chewed out by the coach, he winds up making decent contributions to the team. You will be rooting for Wahlberg's character the entire time, and it will be worth it.
*** out of ****