Being the captain and the star of his high school football team and even though he was the smallest player on the roster Freddie Steinmark (Wittrock) played like a giant. When Bill Bradley (Boaz) transferred to the Coloroda school from California, he joined the team and being a large fast guy, he along with Steinmark would lead their team to the best record in the school's history.The two boys who had become best friends would then get offered scholarships to play football under Coach Darrell Royal (Eckhart) for the Texas Longhorns. Freddie played with such tenacity his freshman year that he made history by becoming the defensive captain as a rookie. His solid play on defense and a new offensive strategy designed by Coach Royal would lead them to a state championship but unfortunately he would soon be sidelined by an injury that would be more serious than anticipated, causing him to be as determined to overcome it as was when he played on the football field.
Reel Talk:
Make sure that when you go see this movie and you should go see this movie that you go to a theater that is not too dusty because the dusty theater I was in had my eyes watering bad...LOL. Seriously though this movie will have your eyes leaking with this sad but dramatic true story about football great Freddie Steinmark and how he overcame his obstacle of being small and played the game as a big fella. Then even when he gets sidelined with a serious injury he still stood tall to fight the odds to prove that he could. An excellent film with good performances from a good cast. This is definitely one to check out but be advised that you should take something to be ready to wipe and dry your eyes, because it is a tear jerker.
Starring: Finn Wittrock, Sara Bolger, Aaron Eckhart, Donny Boaz, Robin Tunney, Michael Reilly Burke and Juston Street
Directed by: Angelo Pizzo
Rated: PG
I give it 5 corn dogs.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
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