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Far, far better than it could have been
As I'm sure pretty much everyone knows by now, this film deals with black and white football coaches and players coexisting at a newly integrated school in 1971 Virginia. Naturally, the coaches and players manage to get along and grow to respect each other(It would be a pretty depressing movie if anything else happened). Also, many of the white townsfolk manage to overcome their ingrained racial prejudices in support of the team and their new black head coach, played skillfully by Denzel Washington. Of course it helps that Denzel's character, Herman Boone, leads the team to an undefeated state championship season.

Given such a plot, this movie could have easily degenerated into a sappy mess of cliches. But it doesn't. The dialogue is refreshingly down-to-earth, as the characters actually talk somewhat like real people. The performances are also very convincing, especially from Denzel and Will Patton in the leads. Even the supporting characters, though, are more developed than in most movies. There are some moments that don't ring true (I could've done without that karoake performance of "Ain't no Mountain High Enough"), and we're occasionally beaten over the heads with the film's message, but I think most would agree that racial amity is a lesson that we could use more of. The football scenes are a plus as well, being energetic and at least somewhat realistic. All in all, an excellent movie.

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Touching, memorable and beautifully told true story.
Although negative things have been said about this movie, I really, really, really liked it. Okay, so it drifts off to the corny land sometimes, and the running time is a bit long, but no worries, this remains really entertaining thanks to excellent casting, a touching script and well-directed American football sequences. Denzel Washington gives a masterful performance as the honest, brutal and determined Coach Boone. It is one of his best after The Hurricane, I couldn't take my eyes off Denzel. His character was a revelation, someone I'd really like to play in a movie. The supporting characters do just fine and give Denzel his back-up. The film's goal is to make people care for its story and characters and we do, strongly. The movie reaches into our hearts with its soul and harmonic expression. I think the fact that Remember the Titans is a true story helped it become more enjoyable and more real. If this wasn't a true story you'd probably be saying "yeah, right" to some of the events. The thought of knowing this really happened and that the characters are real made the experience much more touching and entertaining. This is not the most important element in a film, but I loved the music too. The soundtrack is worth the money and has plenty of classic playable tunes. So, if you can forgive Remember the Titans for at times been a bit of a corn-dog, you'll have a memorable and fantastic film that demands your attention and gets it.

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Hands down, one of the greatest movies I ever watched.
Believe it or not, I never even heard of this movie until recently. I'm not a big sports fan, or a sport movie fan so when my boyfriend brough this over to watch, I was less than thrilled.

However, once it started, I was captivated by it.

The movie is made even better based on the fact it is based on a true story. The jist of it is this... Herman Boone, played by Denzel Wahsinton perfectly, takes over as new head coach at a high school that has been desegregated. Naturally, the town has mixed reactions.

We watch as Boone, uses tactics that neither the players, the parents, the townsfolk or even his assistant coaches like to force the players to not only become a team but also respect each other as people. We watch as friendships form, and as a team forms.

Eventually we watch as the winning football team, and essentially Boone brings the town together.

This movie brings something to the table for everyone. I laughed, I cried, I even cheered during the games. A must see!