Friday Night Lights
I figured that, after seeing Remember The Titans years ago, no other football movie would be able to reach such lofty heights. Boy, was I ever wrong. Brilliant performances all around on this one. If you pick up the DVD, be sure to watch the "Story of the 1988 Permian Panthers" featurette for footage of the actual 1988 team and interesting interviews with team members. My grade: B+
Synopsis: Based on the book about high school football by H.G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights chronicles the entire 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas, with football players, coaches, mothers, fathers, boosters, fans and families struggling with ongoing personal conflicts while the team fights for a state championship. In depicting the daily grind of coach Gary Gaines' winning team and the potential destinies of its individual players, the story paints a vivid portrait of Odessa (and places like it all across America) where, once a week during the fall, the town and its dreams come alive beneath the dazzling and disorienting Friday night lights...when the Panthers take to the field. Friday Night Lights illuminates the hopes and dreams of Odessa's townsfolk, who ardently fill Ratliff Stadium's 20,000 seats every Friday night. For the young men of the team, every moment, every play is a chance to transcend their small town and the fleeting fulfillment of a gridiron stardom whose pinnacle may be reached by the time they turn 18. (via Yahoo)
Director: Peter Berg (The Rundown)
Writers: Peter Berg (Very Bad Things) and David Aaron Cohen (The Devil's Own) based on the book by H.G. Bissinger
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa), Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), Lucas Black (Ghosts of Mississippi), Garrett Hedlund (Troy), Jay Hernandez (Crazy/Beautiful), Lee Jackson, Tim McGraw
Synopsis: Based on the book about high school football by H.G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights chronicles the entire 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas, with football players, coaches, mothers, fathers, boosters, fans and families struggling with ongoing personal conflicts while the team fights for a state championship. In depicting the daily grind of coach Gary Gaines' winning team and the potential destinies of its individual players, the story paints a vivid portrait of Odessa (and places like it all across America) where, once a week during the fall, the town and its dreams come alive beneath the dazzling and disorienting Friday night lights...when the Panthers take to the field. Friday Night Lights illuminates the hopes and dreams of Odessa's townsfolk, who ardently fill Ratliff Stadium's 20,000 seats every Friday night. For the young men of the team, every moment, every play is a chance to transcend their small town and the fleeting fulfillment of a gridiron stardom whose pinnacle may be reached by the time they turn 18. (via Yahoo)
Director: Peter Berg (The Rundown)
Writers: Peter Berg (Very Bad Things) and David Aaron Cohen (The Devil's Own) based on the book by H.G. Bissinger
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa), Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), Lucas Black (Ghosts of Mississippi), Garrett Hedlund (Troy), Jay Hernandez (Crazy/Beautiful), Lee Jackson, Tim McGraw
1 Comments:
I didn't think that Friday Night was nearly as good as Remember the Titans. While the cinematography was solid, I thought the acting and plot were subpar.
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