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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Boston GlobeLoren KingBoston GlobeLoren KingThe story is unique and engaging enough to transcend the uplifting sports-underdog formula.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAs the team gets in shape, a hot new ringer is brought in and the fallen son redeems himself - and director Steve Rash's movie wins us over.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineAlthough it adheres to the tried-and-true sports-movie formula of an underdog team striving to overcome their limitations to become winners, Crooked Arrows lacks captivating emotional momentum.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThe story of a ragtag Native American team rediscovering the tribal roots of the game to defeat preppie champions is rife with tired tropes, and lacking in three-dimensional characters or colorful plot-twists. Happily for this Onandaga-financed production and vet director Steve Rash, gifted Native American lacrosse players lend hard-hitting impact to the game scenes.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe result is a well-meaning checklist of a film that lacks sufficient charm or off-the-field vigor to fully score its intended goal.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Crooked Arrows is no "Rocky." It lacks the emotional momentum required for that. But if it's just light, family-friendly entertainment you want, Crooked Arrows fits the bill.
- 40Time OutTime OutThough the fallout is utterly predictable, director Steve Rash at least brings an engaging fluidity to the high-energy sports scenes.
- 40Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerDespite referring to the tribe as "my people," Routh is wholly miscast, yet his ill-fitting presence is part and parcel of the plotting's general illogicality.
- 25Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanThe high-school sports drama Crooked Arrows has two -- but only two -- original selling points: Its protagonists are Native Americans and the sport in question is lacrosse. That's something you don't see every day. Other than that, however, the film's moves are taken straight out of "The Bad News Bears" playbook.
- Disliking this film feels churlish, like rooting for the Yankees to crush the Little League champs. But amiability, and the natural affinity most people have for David over Goliath, can't substitute for skill and imagination.