Directed by Peter Berg and starring Billy Bob Thorton. This movie is about the small town of Odessa, Texas (HEY, one of the settings in Season 1 of "Heroes") and the stress the small town puts on the local high school football team to go to the state championship.
I'm always kind of hesitant to watch inspirational movies about football, mostly because there's a huge saturation of them in movies today. Such as really sappy ones like "Invincible" and "The Blind Side." Well this one does manage to stand on its own. It perfectly balances the players personal lives with inspirational football scenes.
One of the main reasons I decided to finally watch this movie is because I hear the TV show is amazing. Patton Oswalt said that when I got to see him do a Q&A session for "Big Fan." You can read about that in my review. So definitely check this one out.
Rating: 8.5/10
For more information visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390022/
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