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37 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Starring: Gary Cole, Penn Badgley, Sean Faris
  • Summary: Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for longtime rival team, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick joins the team where he must adopt the grueling training schedule and unique code of conduct that Highland’s legendary coach demands. Egos clash and bitter competitors struggle to find the meaning of “team.” As on-field battles rage, hearts are challenged and loyalties are tried. Rick Penning must decide between the life he lived and a life that stands before him. With a national championship on the line, he will learn that the greatest victories are born in the heart. (Crane Movie Company)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    63
    There's something disheartening about seeing real-life stories and their inevitable complexities put through the Hollywood sausage machine and transformed into bland parables about a privileged, wayward young bucks redeemed by wise, infinitely patient mentors and the self-abnegating spirit of team sports.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Adam Markovitz
    58
    Despite all the macho posturing, the corny story is just as sappy as anything on Lifetime.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    20
    A mawkish drama hobbled by a thoroughly unpleasant and uncharismatic lead performance.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Stoarm
    10
    Absolutely loved the movie. Wish there was a coach in the school system here like Larry Gelwix. Maybe more kids would turn their lives around. I hit the wiki's while I was watching this movie and was impressed by all I read. The movie was made well and the acting was strong by all those in it. True it would have been nice to have had a little more of the history of Highland written into the script but none the less it was still done well. I would watch it again more then once. Well done.… Expand
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  2. Zilcell
    5
    The story is predictably corny and the main character has a bad attitude for most of the movie. It kind of makes the film annoying.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JohnM.
    1
    Another force-it-down-your-throat sports movie about the ability of people to overcome "hardships in the face of adversity." Hardly anything new and not as well done as movies in the past.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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