"Absorbing"
Stephen Holden, New York Times

"A nifty piece of entertainment that says a lot about American society."
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

"The movie argues that Massillon lives for football, that it creates identity and pride, and on the evidence I would have to agree."
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"Equally funny, touching, and insightful."
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"Carlson has pieced it together in such a way that it represents a geniune crowd-pleaser."
James Berardinelli, James Berardinelli's Reviews

"Asks all the right questions, and it suggests fascinatingly, that the same amoral melodramtics that are playing out on the national sports scene are destined to play out locally."
Chris Hewitt, St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Deftly treads the line between condemnation and compassion."
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice

"This is a movie America needs right now!"
Rich Elias, The Columbus Dispatch

"An engrossing record of all the emotion, conflict and drama of high school sports in small-town America."
Margaret A. McGurk, The Cincinnati Enquirer

"It confronts relatively complex issues with a sober mentality, getting to the heart of its subject without interfering with the events unfolding on the screen. The result: an honest, unflinching look at skewed priorities and high school life."
George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal