A tear of happiness for that kid says it all......

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2011)

I saw Rudy on a sunny morning as I had nothing better to do. This movie is so much more than just a kid running behind a football. It is so much more. You start off seeing this kid who is a 5 footer and does not even weigh a 150 pounds who has a larger than life dream.
This movie makes you believe that if you do have a dream and you want it badly enough and if you are willing to work for it hard enough there will come along unseen angels who will help you fulfill it. It might be the groundsman(Fortune), D-Bob or all the players on the Norte Dame football team, there will be people who will pull you through thick and thin.
The performance by Sean Austin is moving. He portrays the character of Rudy with such ease that you will begin to believe that this is how the real Rudy Ruettiger would have been. The direction and screenplay are of top notch quality. If you do truly connect to the movie the last seconds of the game when Rudy comes on the pitch and makes his tackle will indeed move you to tears. He does deserve to be carried off the field.
For an excellently well made movie with one of the strongest characters I've seen on screen and the sheer heart displayed by that young man I give this movie a 10/10.