This biopic focuses on the relationship of Ernie Davis (1939-1963), a gifted African-American athlete, and his coach from 1958 to 1962 at Syracuse University, Ben Schwartzwalder (1909-1993). Schwartzwalder recruits Davis with the help of All-American running back, Jim Brown. The civil rights movement is gaining steam; Davis experiences prejudice on campus, in town, and on the field, sometimes from teammates. How he handles it and how he challenges Schwartzwalder to stand up f... (Full plot summary below)
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This biopic focuses on the relationship of Ernie Davis (1939-1963), a gifted African-American athlete, and his coach from 1958 to 1962 at Syracuse University, Ben Schwartzwalder (1909-1993). Schwartzwalder recruits Davis with the help of All-American running back, Jim Brown. The civil rights movement is gaining steam; Davis experiences prejudice on campus, in town, and on the field, sometimes from teammates. How he handles it and how he challenges Schwartzwalder to stand up for his players provide a counterpoint to several great seasons that lead first to a national championship and then to the Heismann Trophy.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertInvolving and inspiring in the way a good movie about sports almost always is. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubDeserves plenty of credit for exploring racial issues story in more realistic terms. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkDespite appealing performances and kinetic football scenes, the storytelling is mostly conventional. |
| Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallRob Brown (Stop-Loss) gives a graceful, understated performance as Ernie Davis. |
| Film ThreatStina ChynEven if you already knew the facts, you won’' be able to help but reflect in awe at how much progress in the fight against discrimination has been made on a societal level. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliWhile Ernie's on-field accomplishments were extraordinary, it was the environment in which he struggled to achieve them that makes him the worthy subject of a motion picture. |
| Austin ChronicleJosh RosenblattThough The Express may stretch the limits of probability, holding up Davis as an athletic superman incapable of losing, it's also that rare sports film that isn't afraid to dabble in personal and social ambiguity. |
| Entertainment WeeklyGregory KirschlingHas Dennis Quaid really never played a college football coach before? With his handsome, craggy face and likable intensity, he was born for the job, and he's the main attraction in The Express. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottIf a movie of this kind didn't traffic in overstatement, it wouldn't be doing its job, which is to provide a strong dose of simple, rousing emotion. |
| The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThanks to a rock-solid performance by Dennis Quaid, nice historical touches and energetic direction by Gary Fleder, the tried-and-true formula is given a welcome shot of adrenaline. |
