One of the best relationship movies ever.

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2004)

It's not unusual to see stories of common men overcoming obstacles to become heros. Nor is it that unusual to see the same in young men or women. Here we have a great, true story of several people who overcome tough things in life such as racial prejudice, severe accidents, misunderstanding, and disloyalty. I was a high school student during the time of this story and remember the daily tension as our school was forced to bus kids from inner city schools to the upper middle class schools and vice versa. In most cases, the kids adjusted well but the adults hung on selfishly to the traditional values of separate but equal.
I don't know of a better film that portrays the actual struggles of that time period with regard to integration of sports programs. The coaches of the story and the kids who played the game made it work. To see them singing, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in the locker room was extremely inspirational to me and to my family as well.
We purchased the DVD the very day it was available so that we could see the special features and hear the actual coaches talk of the times and struggles and the ultimate victories that came from such a time as forged many male heroes out of scared and frightened young men.
I recommend the movie to all who care about the integrity of a victorious life that cares enough to be involved in changing lives and communities for the better.