A Football Players Delight!

Rating: 10/10 (9 July 2007)

Score one for the anti-statistics sports fan. This movie should be played in every locker room of every football team at the beginning of every season. Yes I am (or was) a football player and I still love to watch the game because I can tell you the outcome most of the time according to the spirit of the team - You've got to have heart! - a reference to Cole Porter from 'Anything Goes' - 'Miles and miles and miles of heart!' is the message of the movie.
You don't get to be a professional player without top skills and top conditioning but you don't win games without a damn good reason: 'winning one for the Gipper' - 'get into the playoffs' - 'They hurt us last time' - whatever.
But aside from the message, this is just good fun. Strip-tease cheerleaders, John Madden comments, romance. If you like football at all, don't miss this movie. Oh, and by the way, if you are a John Favreau fan at all, like I am, you really must see it.