- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release Date: Oct 8, 2004
- Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black
- Summary: A true American story of a group of young athletes, their town and their dreams. (Universal)
- Director: Josh Pate
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, Sport
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 35
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Mixed: 4 out of 35
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Negative: 0 out of 35
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100There isn't a bad performance here, but besides Thornton, Luke stands out.
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80Country singer and sometime actor Tim McGraw excels as the bitter, besotted ex-Panther who can't cut his kid enough slack to follow his own game plan.
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80The film lets you get caught up in the excitement of this religion and the addictive nature of those stadium lights. Berg and cinematographer Tobias Schliessler get up close to the action, catching the hits and miscues in all their violent urgency.
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60The film also benefits from unusually solid writing and a masterfully understated turn by Billy Bob Thornton.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 46 out of 65
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Mixed: 2 out of 65
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Negative: 17 out of 65
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DanielV10You have to be into sports especially football to really appreciate this work.
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MarkB.7
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BrandonL.1
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