DVD : 1/5 Rating : Glory Road

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IMHO REVIEW :
how hard is it to make a feel good movie about determination, team work, leadership and overcoming hardships for disney whose already made movies like 'remember the titans' - well apparently very hard.

this movie was HOOOOORRRIBLE, and it's a real shame considering the movie is based on true events which is / was amazing. the story is about a Texas Western coach back in 1966 who led the first all-black starting line-up for college basketball which ended up winning the NCAA national championship (the first time ever an all black line-up was played - cause the belief was that black players were inferior to white players).

so why was the movie so bad. cause i didn't care about any of the characters, nor did i feel their pain, nor did i see the connection between the black & white team mates - hmm... last time i checked sports movies were about team work.

unlike 'remember the titans' this movie focuses on only 2 aspects. 1 - the seven black players and how they interact with each other. 2 - the coach and his interactions with the black players.

thats it. the wash over racism, wash over 'team work', wash over race relations between the black and white players - they pretty much wash over everything and you're left with a very empty shell of a sports flick.

yes - i really disliked it that much. it's a real shame too - considering the impact of this event had ripple effects to all parts of american life / sports / etc...