ANOTHER Sports Movie. Oh joy.
I'm not real big on sports, let alone sports movies. But this was suggested to me by a friend, so I gave it a watch. Although slightly formulaic and a bit sentimental, I thought this story (loosely based on Milan High School's underdog basketball team) was well acted, specifically by Gene Hackman (who is good even when a film itself is bad) and Dennis Hopper (who garnered a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination). My gripes are the sucky synth score (also nominated for an Academy Award, for some unfathomable reason) and the completely unbelievable attraction between Barbara Hershey and Gene Hackman, who have no chemistry whatsoever. Your average feel-good sports flick.