There are great movies and then there are Great movies.

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2000)

There are great movies and then there are Great movies. Some movies are really good, at the end you say to yourself, That was a great movie. And then there are those movies, maybe one in a thousand, that at the end you think, man I want to watch that again, and not in a month or even tomorrow, but right now. Keanu sure does pick winners these days. I havent smiled so much in a long time, and not "boy that was funny" smiling, though there was a lot of that, but true feel good smiles, It's been a while since I've seen Gene Hackman play a good guy role, good to see him in an role that lets him show that the Everyman can be inspired to greatness. Director Howard Deutch, who brought us Some kind of wonderful, and Pretty in Pink, truely knows how to touch that place inside us that makes us human, something that can care for more than "what do I get out of this". I am surprised that this movie has not done far better in the ratings, but I suppose the fact that it is a "sports movie" somewhat limits it. Also it is nice to see a soundtrack that fits perfectly, as David Bowie's song say's, We all can be heroes, if just for one day.