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Loved it *****(Five Stars) |
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"Are you
ready to accept the Mustang Challenge?" If so be
prepared to get the chills, Laugh, cry, scream, and
cheer. This is an incredible journey, based on a true
story, in which we follow correctional officer Sean
Porter (Dwayne
"The Rock" Johnson) who works for Camp
Kilpatrick. Sean is frustrated that 75% of the kids
that leave the center are back in jail or dead by the
time they are 21 and he wants to make a difference. So
as a former football star he decides to take what he
knows and try a new approach to reach these teenage
felons. To find a way to teach them teamwork and self
respect. So he and Malcolm Moore (Xzibit)
become the coaches that take the lives of these kids
into their care and try to teach them not only football
but they also teach them that they can be winners, and
not just losers. I must admit it is a truly enjoyable
experience to watch these boys unite on the Gridiron for
the Gridiron knows no gang or allegiance it is its own
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In the beginning the the
cinematography is so chaotic, and actually very annoying.
Even the storyline starts off raw, realistic and brutally
direct yet as the plot begins to unfold so does the your
feelings and emotions as the audience. You actually begin
to sympathize for these young boys, as they on some level
feel that they are standing up for their pride and or what
they feel is right. I will say however that this movie
made me very glad that I’m GAY -- It was full of way too
much testosterone. |
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Warning, there are a few
scenes where you may get a little Misty Eye'd, for the
director
Phil Joanou truly
sucked us in and had our emotions in the palm of his hand
the entire film. With those emotions he will take you on a
roller coaster full of extreme highs and a few very tender
moments, all inclusive with a moralistic lesson. I love
that his film was able to show that crime does not pay!
Even though gangs give a false sense of brotherhood they are
losers if they let others control their thoughts or
emotions, or how they should think or feel, all the while
leaving you alone in the end, if you are left alive that is. |
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This film was well acted and
the character development was definitely believable even in
the tender moments. |
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I had no idea what this movie
was about, I just went to see it for it had
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
in it, and the truth is no matter how hott he is I hate
football, but what I hate more than football is truly loving
and cheering for a movie about football. However I will
admit I am a sucker for inspirational movies, and this one
is very deep and emotional film that gives the audience a
reason to stand up and cheer. Go see this movie and you
will love it! |
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PS.
Stay tuned for the actual footage played through the
credits. |
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 Gridiron
Gang
Sports Drama and Adaptation. The uplifting story of
detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne "The
Rock" Johnson), who creates a high-school-level football
team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a
means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility.
He is joined in this experiment by co-worker, Malcolm Moore.
But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance
from the powers that be -- his skeptical bosses and coaches
at rival high schools who don't want their players mixing it
up with convicted criminals on the football field. 2 hours,
6 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some startling scenes of
violence, mature thematic material and language).
Official Movie Site:
sonypictures.com/movies/gridirongang |
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Show Times at
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