
During the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse. This is the story of four of the student athletes whose off the field activities cost them their future.... (Full plot summary below)
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During the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse. This is the story of four of the student athletes whose off the field activities cost them their future.
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| Dallas Morning NewsRobert WilonskyIt's a narrative ready-made for the big screen -- the flipside to the feel-good story that was Friday Night Lights, in which the Carter Cowboys played a major role as the big-city villains who wrested away Odessa Permian's rightful title. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloFootball tale preaches personal responsibility; some cursing. |
| User ReviewMichael TThanks Greg for getting the ball rolling regarding this film. It was very well put together and took me back to years of high school and the Friday night lights. The message was very clear...we have to be mindful of the choices we make and the consequences associated with them. Definitely check it out. #CARTERHIGH #KIRR |
| User ReviewLaTonja MThis movie is about choices and consequences of the choices we make in life. It is a must see for High School students, because the choices we make today will determine where we are in life tomorrow. |
| User ReviewFatimah SGreat Movie. Life lessons and inspirational. |
| User ReviewShadiah JShould be seen by every high school athlete. Wow! All about choices and consequences. |
| User ReviewDavid JI love True Stories..This is a Good True Story and Family Film...It touched basis with youth being in a Racist systemic Oppressed Educational system, Black youth being victims of Poor Judgment and Bad Decisions..Sorry these Guys had to Go thru that.. |
| User ReviewMovieMojo MCarter High is a 2015 factual sports drama and courtroom thriller executive produced, directed and written by Arthur Muhammad. Despite some solid delivery of the material given in a top billed cast (who are all actually supporting characters!) led by an intriguing real life story, Carter High ends up having too much dead space to fill. The camerawork and themes occasionally stand out but they're in sparse places of an otherwise dreary running time. It is currently streaming on Netflix but will not leave up an impression regardless of the format you're viewing it on. Rent, buy or watch a cable TV viewing of better rated football dramas if you are hungry for some inspiring sports stories. You will not get any reasonable sports action, there's many speeches, the real life news stories don't match up with the film's digitally shot format and the court trial lingers to where it's very clear the filmmakers had zero imagination at outlining the enticing story that needed to be summed up. The only stuff of interest are the performances by Charles S. Dutton, Vivica A. Fox and Kerry McCormick. The film's score could not had been more inappropriately inserted let alone tuned and the film will eventually drift into being too tedious even for the most patient or rainy day streaming viewers. |
| User ReviewMovieMojoMayhemDespite some solid delivery of the material given in a top billed cast (who are all actually supporting characters!) led by an intriguing real life story, Carter High ends up having too much dead space to fill. The camerawork and themes occasionally stand out but they're in sparse places of an otherwise dreary running time. It is currently streaming on Netflix but will not leave up an impression regardless of the format you're viewing it on. Rent, buy or watch a cable TV viewing of better rated football dramas if you are hungry for some inspiring sports stories. You will not get any reasonable sports action, there's many speeches, the real life news stories don't match up with the film's digitally shot format and the court trial lingers to where it's very clear the filmmakers had zero imagination at outlining the enticing story that needed to be summed up. The only stuff of interest are the performances by Charles S. Dutton, Vivica A. Fox and Kerry McCormick and the troubled behind the scenes trivia including where the extras department was a nightmare and the film kept struggling to find theatre venues to play at. |
| User ReviewRegina PUnfocused, and the acting is so poor, I had trouble finishing it. D+ |