Very bad

Rating: 1/10 (21 June 2007)

Quick summary: I didn't like this movie. It wasn't well-made. It contributed nothing to its genre or to cinema in general. It has resoundingly failed all three of my grading criteria for movies, so it deserves a 1 (which I rarely pass out, even to movies I hate).
This movie is a bore from start to finish. It uses all the bad sports movie clichés and formulas--from crappy/overdone music to bad acting to pointless "suspense" shots to all sorts of little things that you find in every single sports movie.
The characters are forgettable. The coach goes through what every coach does in a sports movie--he has a bad team to start out with, he's going up against "unbeatable" odds which we all know he'll end up beating, he has to kick someone off the team, etc. I about died watching this, it was so inane. I take offense at the studio head who actually thought this movie could entertain anyone who isn't a sports fanatic.
Avoid this movie like the plague. It'll waste 2 hours of your life which you'll want to keep. If you must watch a sports movie, watch something memorable, like "Bend it Like Beckham" (the only sports movie I love, or even like). Even watch "Remember the Titans" again, because at least that deals with real issues.
Miracle--a resounding 1/10