This hits on all the 'rich white kid life lessons' clichés, without, I think, intending to. There is a token ethnic teammate, and one or a couple of other token ethnic secondary characters. No doubt, this suffers from elitist assumptions held by the writer, director, producers, or all involved, without them coming close to realizing it.
Embarrassingly, the coach - sorry: "Coach" - is a military veteran with a tough background, and he's gonna bring some tough-guy-with-a-heart magic to inspire this ragtag bunch of rich kids (whose privilege is ignored thoughout the movie).
EVERY plot device is foreseeable from the title alone. The filmmakers miss on details throughout; e.g. Kid puts his shoe in his mouth when he apologizes to his teammate, and we notice that this is 100% brand new, never been worn, with perfectly tied shoe laces (white Addidas, of course), then slips it back on his foot as though he'd been wearing it.
There were no opportunities to really act, skillfully, so the bunch of 'em say their lines, exaggerate emotion, hit their marks, etc.
This is a waste of time. I eventually switched over to a 4 year old episode of something on HGTV, just to get away from the straining futility of this movie.
Embarrassingly, the coach - sorry: "Coach" - is a military veteran with a tough background, and he's gonna bring some tough-guy-with-a-heart magic to inspire this ragtag bunch of rich kids (whose privilege is ignored thoughout the movie).
EVERY plot device is foreseeable from the title alone. The filmmakers miss on details throughout; e.g. Kid puts his shoe in his mouth when he apologizes to his teammate, and we notice that this is 100% brand new, never been worn, with perfectly tied shoe laces (white Addidas, of course), then slips it back on his foot as though he'd been wearing it.
There were no opportunities to really act, skillfully, so the bunch of 'em say their lines, exaggerate emotion, hit their marks, etc.
This is a waste of time. I eventually switched over to a 4 year old episode of something on HGTV, just to get away from the straining futility of this movie.