run, Hobbit, RUN!!!

Rating: 10/10 (1 November 2006)

Let me make something very clear: I am NOT an athlete. I do not run, jog, play sports, throw crap, catch crap, tackle people, or anything like it. I do enjoy watching college football and the Texas Rangers, and I do play lousy football at thanksgiving and SuperBowl Sunday, but otherwise, no. Similarly, I have little sympathy for the sappy sports story. I am very proud to say I have never ever seen Rocky, and generally disliked Friday Night Lights. Now, let me make something else very clear: Rudy is one of my favorite movies of all time. The reason? Great acting, great story, great characters. I connected so well with Rudy, being a lil short myself and lacking the self-esteem every now and then. I also come from a big sports-loving family big into college football. Maybe that has something to do with it. This movie made me forget it was about sports- because it really wasn't! It was about RUDY RUDY RUDY!!! The filmmakers took a very easily cliché and predictable storyline and made it unique! YEAH!! GO hobbit, GO!!!