Only connect. In a Hoosier town, boys' basketball is king. Bill is a former athlete and high-school coach who drinks too much, rarely sees his daughter from an old marriage, and busses tables at a local cafe. A friend who's now a principal offers him a job coaching girls; Bill takes it without much spirit. Six come to practice; one has a broken foot. They're awful in their first game, and Bill has to figure out, with help from Donna, the school's burly bus driver, if he actua... (Full plot summary below)
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Only connect. In a Hoosier town, boys' basketball is king. Bill is a former athlete and high-school coach who drinks too much, rarely sees his daughter from an old marriage, and busses tables at a local cafe. A friend who's now a principal offers him a job coaching girls; Bill takes it without much spirit. Six come to practice; one has a broken foot. They're awful in their first game, and Bill has to figure out, with help from Donna, the school's burly bus driver, if he actually can coach girls. They respond, and Bill suddenly has a family of sorts, just as his own relationship with his daughter worsens. With a winning season in reach, will Bill blow this chance?
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| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheySam Rockwell's never-ending ability to create intriguing characters proves essential to writer/director James C. Strouse, whose formulaic tale of redemption for a washed up basketball coach would otherwise be instantly forgettable. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfDoesn't win points for originality, but the film keeps to a steady rhythm of entertainment, delivering a few laughs and tears along the way on DVD before it settles into its rightful home on basic cable. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzMediocre, predictable underdog sports film. |
| Metromix.comGeoff BerkshireA shaggy underdog worth seeking out, primarily for [Sam] Rockwell's sensational performance. |
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenQuirky indie sports flick is surprisingly serious, moving. |
| Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerSitting through The Winning Season you marvel at how it obsessively duplicates all such films that came before but still consistently thwarts your impulse to dismiss it out of hand. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA mildly entertaining sports flick about a girl's basketball team and a chauvinistic coach who knows a lot about the game. |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie WaffleI want you to see this movie On Demand to witness the most underrated actor in all of the world, Sam Rockwell. That way, he won't have to make another movie like this ever again. |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineA welcome surprise...Rockwell gives a performance that's always funny, never sentimental...this one is worth finding. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenGets lost in a fog of indecision and compromise. |
