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Although edited in a fast and furious chop chop manner this is a wonderful tale, based on true events in 1988, of a high school foorbal team trying to take the state trophy after the loss of its star player due to a knee injury. Billy Bob Thornton (what range!) plays the coach in a Texas town where, like most of Texas, high school football is a religion. The coach is peppered 24/7 by fans and team followers, all of whom have suggestions or criticisms. Naturally since it's a sports movie there's a big game at the end.
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...and would have to say it's the best high school football movie I've seen. Reminded me of "Remember the Titans" but not as sappy. Extremely realistic. Particularly given the setting in West Texas (could be Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas or anywhere in the midwest where there's nothing else to do) where the townsfolks live and die by the football team. What pressure those kids are under.
Regards,
Mike
I also enjoyed it, though it is not a movie I will probably revisit.West Texas was beautifully photographed in the movie. I'm a native Texan, living in Plano, but having attending college many years ago in Texas Tech, I journeyed through West Texas on many occasions.
I really thought Billy Bob was not only the appropriate choice, but did a great job. Football movies are so often "over the top"--I felt like this movie had a realism to it.
Tim McGraw's performance, as well as Dwight Yoaqum's in Slingblade, proves that country music stars make great rednecks.
regards, and no offense meant,
townsend
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