I saw "When the Game Stands Tall", starring Jim Caviezel-Person of Interest_tv, The Passion of the Christ; Laura Dern-Little Fockers, the Jurassic Park movies; Michael Chiklis-Vegas_tv, the Fantastic Four movies and Clancy Brown-Cowboys & Aliens, Starship Troopers.
This is based on a true story about a high school football coach, Bob Ladouceur, that led the California De La Salle Trojans through a record breaking 151 straight winning streak. Now, if you know me, you know that I am not a big football fan. But I do like a good movie and this one is a good one. Jim plays the coach, a man that wants to teach his players more than just football. He wants them to be a family, to have courage but also have character and honor. Laura plays his devoted wife that wants him to spend more time with his own family, not just the football one. Michael is the assistant coach and Clancy is a rather abusive and selfish father of one of the players that just doesn't seem to understand these so-called values that Jim is installing in his son. The movie also covers what happens after the winning streak is over and how they handle things. During the end credits, they have clips of the real coach Bob. It's rated "PG" for violence and smoking and has a running time of 1 hour & 55 minutes. It's not one that I would buy on DVD, although you probably would, if you are a football fan. It would be a good rental.
This is based on a true story about a high school football coach, Bob Ladouceur, that led the California De La Salle Trojans through a record breaking 151 straight winning streak. Now, if you know me, you know that I am not a big football fan. But I do like a good movie and this one is a good one. Jim plays the coach, a man that wants to teach his players more than just football. He wants them to be a family, to have courage but also have character and honor. Laura plays his devoted wife that wants him to spend more time with his own family, not just the football one. Michael is the assistant coach and Clancy is a rather abusive and selfish father of one of the players that just doesn't seem to understand these so-called values that Jim is installing in his son. The movie also covers what happens after the winning streak is over and how they handle things. During the end credits, they have clips of the real coach Bob. It's rated "PG" for violence and smoking and has a running time of 1 hour & 55 minutes. It's not one that I would buy on DVD, although you probably would, if you are a football fan. It would be a good rental.