Football movies. You either love them or hate them. Me - I don't mind watching them, I don't find them particularly interesting but I can survive watching one. This is one of the better ones that I have seen, probably because of the cast including Billy Bob Thornton. And it was enjoyable to watch.
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The directing is pretty nice and so is the acting but, honestly, there is nothing really original here. It all depends if you're a sport movie fan or not. I find them most of the time enjoyable but so predictable. This movie is no difference but it is still worth a look.
Description:Based on the best-selling book by H.G. Bissinger, Peter Berg's gritty, powerful drama tells the true story of a small Texas town in which high school football is the only thing that matters. Set in 1988, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS opens on the first day of practice for the Odessa Permian Panthers. Under intense pressure and scrutiny from theBased on the best-selling book by H.G. Bissinger, Peter Berg's gritty, powerful drama tells the true story of a small Texas town in which high school football is the only thing that matters. Set in 1988, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS opens on the first day of practice for the Odessa Permian Panthers. Under intense pressure and scrutiny from the town's residents, head coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) nonetheless maintains a calm façade. His star player, Boobie Miles (Derek Luke), is a running back with unlimited potential, but the rest of the team is undersized and lacking killer instinct--especially quarterback Mike Winchell (Lucas Black), who's shy and short of confidence, and Don Billingsley (Garrett Hedlund), who is tormented by his father (Tim McGraw) for being too soft. When Boobie goes down on opening day with a career threatening knee injury, the season appears to be over. But Gaines won't give up, and neither will the rest of his feisty players. Billy Bob Thornton delivers another outstanding performance in Berg's impassioned drama, as do the film's young actors (most notably Luke, Black, and Hedlund). Tobias Schliessler's fuel-injected photography and Explosion in the Sky's electrifying score make FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS an even more spectacular movie-going experience.... (more)(less)
"Poll: Greatest Sports Movie All-Time
1. Friday Night Lights
2. Montevideo: Taste of a Dream
3. Goal! The Dream Begins
4. Any Given Sunday
5. Million Dollar Baby
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#6 - Friday Night Lights
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS will be remembered more for the NBC television series than Peter Berg's excellent movie. Billy Bob Thornton plays the role of Coach Gary Gaines in this fictional version of the best-selling non-fiction book. Berg streamlines the more political elements of the story in favor of an underdog story about the team itself. In the end, the football action is top notch and the acting is quite good. Is it as good as the book? No, but most movies rarely "
"September 26
Wasn't sure if I would like this movie because football is one of my least favorite sports. This was better than I thought it would be. Although football isn't something for me to be excited about, I still liked this movie."
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The book on which it was based, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, was authored by H. G. Bissinger and follows the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team as they made a run towards the state championship."
"May 21, 2012
I had a feeling during watching this movie that I know what will happen and how it ends. First, the player have injured, then another...
I waited for victory in the final.
But I was "nice" surprise. A lot of sports and emotions.
It was interesting story."
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