excellent family feature

Rating: 9/10 (2 September 2006)

I felt this was my favorite movie experience all year. I've never been a big Mark Wahlberg fan, but he was very believable as Vince Papale and you can't help but cheer for him. I was impressed at how believable the film was in portraying South Philly and the Eagle fans w/o using lots of profanities. I feel that this film transcends football and will reach beyond the normal sports movies aficionados.
Kevin Conway was great as Vince's Dad. My favorite line in the whole film was, "Just because I told you not to get your hopes up didn't mean I didn't get mine up." It really brought home the way sports can have real meaning in our lives. I k now this is wishful thinking, but I would love to see this up for some awards. I hope Hollywood will finally get the message that family friendly films can clean up at the box office. I give this film thumbs up!