I really can not believe the positive reviews for this movie. I will start by saying I am a Christian (so that aspect of the movie did not bother me one bit) and I work in college athletics, so I love sports. I gave it three stars for the actual story and the ability to bring it to the big screen.
However, the two leads were cast horribly. Jim Caviezel was not a good fit for this lead character and his wife was even worse (no disrespect to her as an actress). She was annoying and the fact that she was encouraging her husband to pursue a college job so he could spent more time with the family is just ridiculous and ignorant, as anyone who knows anything about college sports knows that she would see much less of her husband due to the demands of being a college coach.
The other scene that bothered me was showing how Oregon mailed a whole bunch of gear to two top prospects, which again, anyone who knows anything about college athletics knows that that this is completely illegal. I am not sure if this actually happened, but I would be surprised that Oregon would be okay with putting that scene in the movie.
The acting was pretty horrible overall, and I felt as if I was watching a glorified Lifetime movie. Two thumbs down for me!
However, the two leads were cast horribly. Jim Caviezel was not a good fit for this lead character and his wife was even worse (no disrespect to her as an actress). She was annoying and the fact that she was encouraging her husband to pursue a college job so he could spent more time with the family is just ridiculous and ignorant, as anyone who knows anything about college sports knows that she would see much less of her husband due to the demands of being a college coach.
The other scene that bothered me was showing how Oregon mailed a whole bunch of gear to two top prospects, which again, anyone who knows anything about college athletics knows that that this is completely illegal. I am not sure if this actually happened, but I would be surprised that Oregon would be okay with putting that scene in the movie.
The acting was pretty horrible overall, and I felt as if I was watching a glorified Lifetime movie. Two thumbs down for me!