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Based on the perennial nonfiction bestseller by H.G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights looks at high school football in the harsh light of reality, finding heart and hardness while stirring our em...( read more 
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MCT:July 29, 2008
It misses a lot of the point of the book, which wasn't a story about football so much as a story about race and economy in small-town America. That being said, as far as sports movies go, it's an awfully good one.
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MCT:July 28, 2008LOVED IT.. i love me some garrett hedlund
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MCT:July 17, 2008
Focused on a high school football team in West Texas, this film brings inspiration and joy, acccompanied by some grief and dismality to all of its viewers.
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MCT:July 8, 2008
I did not want to watch this at all. However, when I did I loved it! Tim McGraw was such a great abusive father, it was believable.
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MCT:July 8, 2008
tim magraw
I dont watch football and highschool football up in canada isnt really a big deal as ive seen in the United States or I dont think it is. I once again had to see this movie for Mr.Tim Mc Graw. It was a good show I ended up buying it -
MCT:July 6, 2008Ok. I get it. Football.
But it's entertaining and well-made.
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MCT:July 5, 2008Worst football movie I have ever seen. They make texas look like it really sucks, which I suppose it does, but not this bad. Not only that, the team looses! What's the point of a football movie where the team doesn't even win in the end?
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love it, its one of thoes movies that makes u think i totally think that they should have won even if thats the way it happened in real life
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MCT:June 18, 2008
Very very good movies about what happens when too much pressure to be the best is instilled in the minds of kids and when they don't make it, how fast expectancy can become disappointment. But in the end there's understanding.
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MCT:June 10, 2008
This movie was okay.All the actors did a really good job. especially Tim McGraw.I have never seen him like that before.
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MCT:June 9, 2008
Football fans will really like this movie. Based on a real team?the 1988 Odessa Panthers?and follows the book pretty closely. Good extras on the DVD like interviews with the actual team members.
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MCT:May 31, 2008I absolutely hated the camera work in this movie, otherwise it might have been a great film, I don't know because I couldn't watch it all.
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MCT:May 28, 2008As I grew up in Midland ,next door to Odessa,I played football.I know of the recrutment,and football brain to say this is of a truthfull story!
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MCT:May 27, 2008
The football movie is a pretty tried and true formula. But, where many others are predictable and fairly shallow, Friday Night Lights takes an insightful look into the players and their motivation. The intricacies of American football do not translate well to an international audience, but the non-sporty moments more than make up for that. The spirit of these young men is inspiring and my goodness, those Texans really love their football.
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MCT:May 27, 2008
as i am a big fan of the serie, i loved the movie too :) if you like good stories and football, jump on this movie :)
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MCT:May 21, 2008
Pretty good football movie about a small town school. Similar to "Remember the Titans" w/out all the racial bull shit.
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MCT:May 21, 2008
This is my favorite sports movie. This is the true story of one season of a texas high school football team. IT shows all the conflicts and presure of the boosters, parents, atheletes, coaches.very realistic.
Bill Bob turns in an excellent low key performance. if you are not a football fan, stil give it a shot, it's about so much more than about football. -
MCT:May 1, 2008
Football movies. You either love them or hate them. Me - I don't mind watching them, I don't find them particularly interesting but I can survive watching one. This is one of the better ones that I have seen, probably because of the cast including Billy Bob Thornton. And it was enjoyable to watch.
I can imagine that there's not too many possibilities of what to include in a sports movie like this, but they made it as interesting as it could be. It's not like they just go out and play football and they win or loose. It's much more than that. I really liked the way that each of the key players in the team were explored more with their family life etc. They don't just go out and play football. And we were shown in great extent the relationships of the players to the coach, rather than him just shouting out what was to happen during the game.
I have said it before and I will say it again, Billy Bob Thornton can ace any role. In this case though, there wasn't as much to the coach as some of his other characters, but he still delivered a solid performance. It was nice to see stars like Lucas Black in this film too, another great performance from one of his earlier films. I am a huge fan of Garrett Hedlund so for me he was outstanding, I loved seeing him as one of the players. There were some other great actors in this film, some performances not as good as others. But I can settle with saying the acting in this was well above average, two thumbs up to that!
The rating would be higher for me if I really liked these football movies. It definitely gets 3 stars for the acting, amazing cast and a story more than just any other sport film would have. See it for yourself if it sounds like your kind of movie. Otherwise, if you can't stand football movies, steer clear of this. Enjoy it! -
MCT:April 17, 2008
Perfect
Okay, maybe not. But still a damned fine football film. I still prefer Varsity Blues though (that's a ten, a fuckin ten!). Not for people who aren't ready for some football, but even looking past the game there's some great performances and real drama here. -
MCT:April 15, 2008
Derek Luke and Lucas Black, 2 young rising stars that really made this movie. Gotta love those sports movies
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MCT:April 6, 2008
Would have given it 5 had the team actually won the game. Otherwise it was an awesome movie with an equaly good tv show based on it.
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MCT:March 28, 2008
touching drama showing the pressure placed on a high school football team to win a state championship. sends the message that victory isn't everything
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