Uplifting Without The Sap

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2002)

The Rookie was not your usual 'Dreams come true movie,' it was more realistic than most. Being based on a true story, it was just that, true. It was never over the top, it was genuine. The connections between the characters (father-son x 2, husband-wife, father-children, coach-players) were not nostalgic or terribly up-lifting, they were simply realistic. Raw power is the end result of a movie that's story is up-lifting but its screenplay is not. Because all it does is tell a good story, you go away with a smile on your face, nothing else. Do not judge this movie for not being deep enough, judge it as a simple story with a simple moral. Lose yourself in The Rookie and you will be glad.