Thursday, October 04, 2007
The Final Season
It’s “Friday Nights Lights” meets “Glory Road” on the baseball diamond in Small Town, America. Based on a true story, Iowa’s Norway High School has won 19 State Championships, but is being phased out through an unwanted school district merger. Their baseball coach (Powers Boothe) is being replaced by a girls volley coach (Sean Astin). All looks grim as the team sets their sights on a 20th title. Of course, this is a feel good inspirational movie and you can’t help but root for the home team. Two outsiders join the team, step up to the plate, and play ball in a town where baseball is not a sport, but a tradition. The real charm of this film is in the people and their Midwestern small town values and humor. It is a little corny, but what else would you expect to find in those Iowan cornfields. Enjoy this delicious slice of American pie where trains run by just outside of center field. It is a terrific family film.
Alien gives it 3 “how do you want to be remembered” stars out of 4.
It’s “Friday Nights Lights” meets “Glory Road” on the baseball diamond in Small Town, America. Based on a true story, Iowa’s Norway High School has won 19 State Championships, but is being phased out through an unwanted school district merger. Their baseball coach (Powers Boothe) is being replaced by a girls volley coach (Sean Astin). All looks grim as the team sets their sights on a 20th title. Of course, this is a feel good inspirational movie and you can’t help but root for the home team. Two outsiders join the team, step up to the plate, and play ball in a town where baseball is not a sport, but a tradition. The real charm of this film is in the people and their Midwestern small town values and humor. It is a little corny, but what else would you expect to find in those Iowan cornfields. Enjoy this delicious slice of American pie where trains run by just outside of center field. It is a terrific family film.
Alien gives it 3 “how do you want to be remembered” stars out of 4.
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