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  • Starring: James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight
  • Summary: In West Texas, where high school football is life, two quarterbacks compete for attention from their fans, their family and their coach.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    75
    The movie is also brisk and wholehearted and smarter than you expect.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    60
    Director Brian Robbins ("Good Burger") and screenwriter W. Peter Iliff ("Prayer of the Rollerboys") have wrapped their moral fable in a glossy package of hard football action and towel-slapping, hard-body fun that might seem exciting if you've never seen a movie before.
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    25
    The story is mildly entertaining in its hackneyed way, but there's no excusing the picture's exploitative treatment of almost all the female characters.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3

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