Laughing, cheering, and applauding

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2000)

Reporting in from Kansas City where the premiere of The Replacements just finished showing. We loved it!! The audience laughed out loud a lot, cheered frequently, and applauded often.
Keanu was wonderful, as usual. (Hey, you Keanu bashers, give it a break.) Shane Falco is another one of his endearing roles; he is sweet, smart, and plays the game with heart.
The focus is on football, rather than the love interest. I heard one woman remark on the way out of the theater that she didn't think that she would ever like a football movie, but this was certainly the exception. I see this as the "date" movie of the year, appealing to both men and women.
The remainder of the cast is wonderful. What a group of funny guys. Favreau is crazed, Ifans, well, he's Ifans. Just like a real football team, these guys have specialties, only in this case it's comedy.
Oh, I almost forgot...he's hard to spot, but look for Keanu dancing in the jail cell scene. My, my, that man can move to the Electric Slide!!
Enough for now; I want to replay the movie in my mind. It's going to be a long 6 months or so until it's out on DVD.