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| When the Game Stands Tall (2014) |
6.6 Your rating: -/10 Ratings: 6.6/10 from 280 users Metascore: 41/100
Reviews: 7 user | 5 critic
Director: Thomas Carter
Stars: Jim Caviezel, Alexander Ludwig, Michael Chiklis
Writers: Scott Marshall Smith (screenplay), Scott Marshall Smith (story),
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Cast
- Jim Caviezel as Coach Bob Ladouceur
- Michael Chiklis as assistant coach Terry Eidson
- Laura Dern as Bev Ladouceur
- Alexander Ludwig as running back Chris Ryan
- Ser'Darius Blain as Cam Colvin
- Clancy Brown as Mickey Ryan
- Matthew Daddario as Danny Ladouceur
- Stephan James as T.K. Kelly
- Matthew Frias as Arturo
- Joe Massingill as Beaser
- Jessie Usher as Tayshon Lanear
- Richard Kohnke as Rick Salinas
- LaJessie Smith as Jamal
- Adella Gautier as T-Gram
- Chase Boltin as Manny Gonzales
- Deneen Tyler as Veronica
- Terence Rosemore as Landrin
- James DuMont as Gordy Wilock
- Anna Margaret as Laurie
- Ricky Wayne as Marty
- David DeSantos as Mike Blasquez
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When the Game Stands
Tall Movie To completely comprehend what's in store in the genuine football
anecdote "When the Game Stands Tall," its presumably great to realize
that star Jim Caviezel's most important film part was as Jesus in "The
Passion of the Christ."
Turns out his capacity to lecture and influence his
supporters comes in really helpful as Bob Ladouceur, the secondary school
mentor behind the marvelous decade-furthermore, record-breaking streak of 151
wins accomplished by the De La Salle Spartans of suburban Concord, Calif When the Game Stands Tall film.
Stoic, delicate talked and serious think the inverse of
stormy Al Pacino in "Any Given Sunday"—Coach Lad, as he is called,
doesn't so much give liveliness talks as convey soul-improving sermons. He
underplays the vitality of gathering trophies and beating rivals and rather
advertises a feeling of fellowship, having your partner's back and stretching
yourself as far as possible and past to attain your objectives When
the Game Stands Tall.
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His methodology to the diversion, one that he has given a
large portion of his life to, is maybe best summed up in a citation from
Matthew 23:13 that is presented onscreen: "Whoever commends himself should
be humbled. Furthermore whoever humbles himself should be commended." at
the end of the day, it is not about you, it is about others When the Game Stands Tall Movie.
All these assumptions are advantageous, obviously. Also
considering that De La Salle is a Catholic school and Coach Lad likewise was a
religious studies instructor, they aren't needless. Still, regularly in its
initial stages, the acting onscreen edges abruptly near dissolving into a
puddle of common pabulum served in the way of a repetition Sunday school lesson When the Game Stands Tall .
A piece of the issue with this specific games story is the
trouble of showing De La Salle as an underdog. Which is the reason maker David
Zelon ("Soul Surfer," an alternate Christian-affected games film) and
executive Thomas Carter ("Coach Carter") chose to zone in on the year
2004, when the Spartans lost their center after Coach Lad endured a
life-debilitating heart assault (turns out he was a mystery smoker—a purpose
behind a PG rating) and one of the group's brightest stars is slaughtered in an
irregular shooting (the other purpose behind a PG rating) When the Game Stands Tall.
With their pioneer sidelined and a grievous demonstration of
viciousness bringing about a terrible unlucky deficiency in the lineup, the
streak soon is as broken as the players' feeling of commitment. In the wake of
losing the initial two diversions of the season, Coach Lad is given the OK to
continue his obligations. Furthermore we as moviegoers clearly have paid enough
atonement and viewed enough hardships to at long last acquire the right to see
some genuine football being played When the Game Stands Tall.
Obviously, returning from a two-diversion droop doesn't
precisely qualify as a revival despite the fact that the movie producers haul
out every trap in the book to make it appear that way. The genuine defining
moment that forestalls "When the
Game Stands Tall" from getting to be completely agonizing arrives prior
when the children go on a field outing to visit injured veterans in a
recuperation office. The apprehensive and eventually sincere association
between the crisp confronted on-screen characters and these injured warriors
who overcome through their incapacities is the film's first of as well few
passionate touchdowns When the Game
Stands Tall Movie.
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Unquestionably, it is best than listening to Coach Lad's
loyal wife (Laura Dern, who tries her best however is not well served by the
script) watch for the umpteenth time that his occupation makes him disregard
his genuine crew. How careless would he say he is? He doesn't even know how to
flame broil a burger. Some father he is. Viewing him throw the roasted hockey
pucks into the hedges? Extremely valuable, yet not all that clever.
There are approximately 10 an excess of scenes of workouts
including titan tires pulled down the field by rope wrapped around a player's
body to symbolize their reestablished drive. Anyhow the amusement activity is
reasonably well shot and altered (in spite of the fact that those bone-cruncher
sound impacts that resonate each time somebody gets hit are excessive).
Furthermore the adolescent on-screen characters, beat by Alexander Ludwig
(tribute Cato in "The Hunger Games") as a pro running back, every so
often streak a welcome flash of spontaneity and offer a characteristic affinity
together When the Game Stands Tall Movie.
Anyway Michael Chiklis doesn't get to infuse about enough
silliness as Coach Lad's more definite colleague. Furthermore Clancy Brown as
Ludwig's father is past reclamation as the standard domineering oppressive guardian
who exists vicariously through his child's triumphs.
The last corrosive test of whether "When the Game
Stands Tall" stands up to a percentage of the best games movies? I have
tissues primed and ready when I simply ponder "Brian's Song" and
"Rudy," I've been known to shed a tear or two over "Field of
Dreams" and I generally holler my eyes out amid "The Blind Side"
when it appears on link When the Game Stands Tall Movie.
However this sucker for scoreboard slant was left dry-looked
at this time. To be reasonable, there was a glitch at my screening of
"When the Game Stands Tall" and the sound went out with seconds to go
in the last amusement. Anyhow its dicey that it would have had any effect,
according to what I could at any rate see. Exactly as any mentor would let you
know, it is not whether you win or lose, it is the way you play the diversion.
Anyway despite the fact that "When the Game Stands Tall" wakes up
every so often, it is fundamentally a dropped b When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
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