A pleasant surprise!!

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2000)

OK, normally I'm the person who complains about too many cliches or lack of originality in movies, but I really enjoyed this one. Maybe it was because absolutely everyone else in the theater was laughing. Maybe it was because my friend was almost in tears laughing. Whatever it was, I was almost rolling on the floor during some scenes. Keanu Reeves' performance wasn't groundbreaking or anything; in fact, it was kind of dull. Gene Hackman was the typical "I love you guys but I'm ready to kick your butts if I need to" coach. All the supporting people were typical sports movie cliches. But it all just worked!! I especially loved Orlando Jones as the fumbling receiver. I never knew that a movie about football, one of my least favorite sports, could be this good!