This coming-of-age, underdog, sports flick offered a surprising twist that rendered this ABCfamily television special into a rule-bending, convention tweaking, uplifting film. The film questions institutions and celebrates talent, and while the meant-to-be-emotionally-laden back stories are cliched, the rest of the film isn't. Taking into account the intended distribution venues, I was still able to appreciate its music-video-esque editing techniques and enjoy the character redemptions that inadvertently (though perhaps not so subtly) questioned The Man.
three...and a half.
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