One of the first movies I have seen in a while that makes you care

Rating: 10/10 (12 September 2005)

I very rarely as a girl and therefore not a sports fan go and see movies based around a sport but this was really worth it. I went initially as I am a an Adam sandler fan and thought it would be a laugh. I was really impressed however as the movie went on to actually find some depth to this movie and not solely a surface comedy. After Adam sandlers character Paul is sent to a prison in Texas after being caught drink driving he is asked by the warden of the prison to aid the football team of the prison which consists of the sadistic guards. He refuses but suggests that as a warm up game they play the prisoners. This the warden takes on board and so Paul goes out looking for a football team amongst the inmates of the prison, and soon discovers that they can not only warm up the guards team but beat them. I found myself throughout the course of the movie feeling more and more part of this team and when the end game was played felt the urge to cheer and shout every time they scored a touch down. The longest yard did not only deal with the sport but actually had a backing story that struck a chord with a majority of the audience and when one of the characters suffered a terrible death many of the viewers in the cinema were welling up with tears. Overall this movie was well cast with sandler and even d12 and Nelly making an appearance, the story was quite lighthearted and fun yet did have a realism to it that was good to watch. I would give this movie a 10 as I could watch it again and again.