Glory Road

It's very much the average sports movie, but the great true story leads it to be enjoyable enough.

"What's that? Matthew McConaughey is off filming a football movie? Hmm, who else can we get?" The story is worth telling, and that's what keeps it going, but it's a pretty standard sports movie. The sequence where the players deliver punchline after punchline about moving to El Paso is awkwardly terrible and forced.

Cookie cutter sports movie, but still a great story and worth watching once.

Been there, done that. However, sometimes, its nice to return in familiar territoiry.

You can predict every story beat (and heartfelt speech) along the way, but this is yet another example why tried and true formulas work when done well (and applied to a quietly inspirational story). Lucas is a minor revelation, underplaying his potentially saintly role, and letting the passion hit harder when it comes; his team are a dynamic and charismatic bunch, making them easy to root for. Racial tensions aren't meaningfully probed, but provide context to give the finale an extra kick.

one of my all time favorite sports movies. as a film it is good, nothing groundbreaking. But it benefits from an awesome story

Disney found a recipe and they follow it. Might not be amazing but it works. *Recommendable

What was so monumental about Texas Western's showdown with Kentucky was the in-your-face stance against segregation Coach Haskins and his players took. In the movie, Haskins makes the last-minute decision to pit an all-black starting lineup against Kentucky's notoriously lily-white tradition, telling his players, "We're gonna stop this forever." The team's actions--and its ability to back them up on the court--truly did forever change collegiate sports' acceptance of black athletes. (plugedin.com)

- 1/20/06

a derivative sports film.

"A disingenuous, disrespectful reduction of a difficult, often-painful plight into a rousing fairy tale." - Nick Schager

Final Rating: 4/100 (F) - Glory Road is a Glorious Failure.

Read the book or watch the ESPN special on this team instead.

By-the-book sports drama.

While the team on-screen may be changing the game, there's nothing new at play here. Disney's got this thing down to a science by now, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun while it lasts. The soundtrack is solid, and Lucas has a fire in his eyes behind the bench, pacing with a soldier's swagger. It's a good performance, but basketball's the star here -- the people are just along for the ride. I just have to ask: Between this and 'Friday Night Lights', is there any sport Derek Luke can't play?

Remember the Titans II: Basketball Bugaloo

Your basic sportsmovie without any surprises.

Typical underdog sports movie. Predictable, but still good.

good sports movie for disney.

Favorite sports movie. Sure it's cliched, but it does it the best of any movie I've seen.

Surprisingly convincing.

I was hoping for a little bit better of a story. I really get into true stories, especially when they involve sports; however, this one fell way short of the mark

Well worth a watch if you like this kind of film.

Not really good, but nice performance by Josh Lucas and great basketball scenes.