A feel-good movie! Definitely worth watching

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2009)

Many people get into a fuss about it not being "factual" - the thing is that it is Hollywood guys. It's not going to be absolutely perfect in how it is portrayed, even if it is one of those based on a true stories. One of my neighbors used to live in Virginia back in the 70s and while the racism wasn't as bad as it was portrayed in the movie, she said that there were many people who went out of their way to show their bigotry. The point of the movie is that it happened...there was a school named TC Williams and there were two coaches named Bill Yoast and Herman Boone that worked with a young team of black and white football players who overcame their own barriers towards each other. These two men are outstanding and Will Patton and Denzel Washington did a marvelous job portraying them and re-creating their best and even bad moments. It is Disney so it is a feel good movie which I think, is what most people enjoy - without being cheesy of course. It is a movie that can be watched over and over again without ever being tired of seeing it. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.