Producer review
Enthusiastic first viewing; nostalgia, basketball, pace and ending
In the discussion (4)
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- The first-time response is enthusiastic, calling it an early top-five Rewatchables contender for nostalgia, ambition, romanticism, opening scene, pace, Happy’s speech and basketball.
- The casual real-player and coach cameos are praised as a refreshing snapshot of an era, compared with an imagined contemporary football film.
- Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jenny as a great ex-wife and Cousy’s natural acting are praised; Cousy’s shooting form receives a Stanley-from-The-Office joke.
- The ending works because the film does not culminate in the decisive big game and the games matter less to the drama than usual; its conclusion follows the first game of a season.