really bad

Rating: 3/10 (15 December 2000)

I rented this not for the football but for Gene Hackman. He does as good as he can with what he is given here, but the flick really stinks. Starting out with a decent premise - team is close to making it to the playoffs when the players go on strike - the movie soon becomes completely predictable. I kind of lost interest when the "sumo" player threw up in the huddle (we couldn't see it coming when he was stuffing himself with boiled eggs before the game, could we?). Keanu Reeves should be able to make a decent name for himself as soon as he takes a couple of acting lessons. Best part by far was the erotic routines of the cheerleaders, but you can get better in any decent porno flick. Avoid this one. (Incidentally, I was surprise to find Jack Warden here; I thought he was dead. I'm still not sure.)