Producer review
The producer praises the football and final forty minutes, finds the first hour dated, admires the older stars’ natural presence, wants a stronger final speech, and argues Crewe should have thrown the game
In the discussion (9)
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- The producer had only seen and enjoyed the Adam Sandler remake before this viewing. — Craig Horlbeck
- He finds the final forty minutes highly rewatchable but the opening hour visibly fifty years old. — Craig Horlbeck
- The real football players and wide staging make the game convincing. — Craig Horlbeck
- Reynolds, Harrison Ford, Paul Newman, and Brando are contrasted with more manicured modern stars. — Craig Horlbeck
- Reynolds’s quiet, still star power is described as nearly extinct. — Craig Horlbeck
- The football includes credible reverses, sneaks, and a back-shoulder pass. — Craig Horlbeck
- The addendum wanted more than roughly fifteen words from Crewe’s final speech. — Craig Horlbeck
- The producer argues Crewe should have thrown the game and left prison after eighteen months. — Craig Horlbeck
- Norm Macdonald’s Saturday Night Live impression shaped his first understanding of Burt Reynolds. — Craig Horlbeck