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Do we have that straight now??? That sort of eliminates some of the reviews below, as they aren't even correct as to which version they are reviewing.

Anyway, I must confess to being a bit prejudiced to this film being from Northeastern Pennsylvania. Jason Miller loved his Scranton, Lackawanna County in NEPA, so when it came time to shoot this film (It took him some time to arrange that.), he insisted that filming had to be done there, even though the majority of the film takes place in the coach's home (which was replicated in Hollywood from an actual residence in Scranton.).

The Scranton locales are meant to show the actual conditions of the city at the time of filming--hard times. Such was the 80's, when the malls ruled supreme. A run-down center city, the blue-collar-based population, but yet the small-town atmosphere of everyone knows everyone and "all politics is local".

This is a "good ol' boys" story, to be sure, and the language and bias are sure to offend some. It's nothing that doesn't exist in other pockets all across the United States. These are basically "good" people.

There are other, more important and relevant, themes to explore here. Friendship betrayed, alcoholism, corruption (both political and business), midlife crisis, adultery, mortality, family commitment and the list goes on. There are enough themes here that we can all relate to at least one of them--all tied together by the 25-year bond, weak as it is or strong as it is, between 4 former high school basketball players and their coach at the time.

The power that holds friends together for a lifetime in spite of all that tears and pulls them apart is the much more compelling story here.

Yes, there are still people in Scranton like the Mitchum character. This was the time of the Archie Bunkers. A breed that is slowly dying out, as Scranton and many cities and towns like it, are today more integrated than ever.

Just as the run-down train station was a repeated focus in the film of the Scranton's failures and collapse, it is today, in real-life, a symbol of how far the city has come since this film was made.

Not a bad reason to view this film and to take a visit to Scranton.

powerful acting and true reality
The movie is definitly unique and not for everyone but in my opion the best movie iv'e seen in ages.The diologue in the movie is very sophisticated and the acting very powerful there is so much going on you really have to listen.After having a close circle of friends iv'e started to realize what the movie is all about doubting your friends and being betrayed by them.And also realizing that your not were you want to be in life each character is very diffrent and is dealing with diffrent issues. This movie in some respects is better than these action blockbuster hits if your in to serious and sophisticated drama. This movie is for you watch it i garauntee you will be moved watch it when your happy or sad it doesent matter.This film cant be bashed except for the fact there is to much swearing. You might say oh it sounds to deppresing it is at times but so is real life that's what this movie is. True and sad reality and haning on to friendships.If you think this movie is bad you'd best email me and tell me beaugraham@hotmail.com

An Anthem for The Klan
A very disappointing and tedious exercise that will hopefully prevent Paul Sorvino from directing another film. Except for another fine performance by Gary Sinise, don't expect to be moved, either physically or emotionally. It flows like a series of cliched bigotries, with no specific direction. The dialog spoken by the coach (Sorvino) is as vitriolic as the Edward Norton character in American History X, (and would most certainly be embraced by neo-Nazi groups). But at least in that movie, Norton's character experienced some ultimate redemption. In this film, the audience receives nothing in return for spending 2 hours with a quintet of pathetic white males. Yuck.