Seen recently at Film Streams
I'm a sucker for a good sports movie (Hoosiers is on my Top 10 list of films), and this one delivers. It's got everything you could possibly want - compelling characters, a momentum-building storyline and an ending that's better than anything you could write yourself. The best thing about it - it's all real.
Coach Bill Courtney is not perfect - he yells, he gets exasperated, and he neglects his family during football season. But wow, what a difference he makes in the lives of his players and the school where he volunteers his time. It's pretty inspirational.
I think there are a lot of Bill Courtneys out there, busting their butts in the shadows because it's the right thing to do and because they end up getting as much as they give. It's too bad directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin can't make a documentary about each and every one of them.
Bonus Bones: 1
Coach Courtney has a dog, but he doesn't get much attention, either.
Coach Bill Courtney is not perfect - he yells, he gets exasperated, and he neglects his family during football season. But wow, what a difference he makes in the lives of his players and the school where he volunteers his time. It's pretty inspirational.
I think there are a lot of Bill Courtneys out there, busting their butts in the shadows because it's the right thing to do and because they end up getting as much as they give. It's too bad directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin can't make a documentary about each and every one of them.
Bonus Bones: 1
Coach Courtney has a dog, but he doesn't get much attention, either.
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