This one is a Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2006)

I believe this film will move anyone with a soul and is Oscar worthy. But being someone who used to pretend to be Ted Shoebridge, listened to Gene Morehouse call the play by play of the East Carolina game, heard the sirens wail as the emergency vehicles streaked through Adams Ave., and had Reggie Oliver for a gym teacher in elementary school, I am hardly objective and will let others judge this films artistic merit or the level of interest of this story to the general public.
However, I can say that this film perfectly captures the time, place, and people. This film is not a documentary, but I was stunned (and quite shook up) by just how close the story correlated with reality. This story does not come from the imagination of Hollywood; it comes from the real life experiences of real people. The story telling and character portrayals of this true story are delivered with breathtaking accuracy, and this is what sets this movie apart and makes it a masterpiece.