When the Game Stands Tall

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Of course, the problem with this kind of modesty is that its difficult to get excited about it; its easier to appreciate what When The Games Stands Tall doesnt do than it is to admire what it does. ( Read More )

Sam Woolf

Unfortunately, When the Game Stands Tall is still written like every other high school sports drama youve ever seen, so the characters and stories it devotes so much time to never rise above the pat cliches of the genre. ( Read More )

The gridiron action is competently staged and viscerally sound designed, and the message is unimpeachable: That high school football isnt about winning, its about the molding of boys into men. ( Read More )

Kimberley Jones

Its an impossible standard, maybe, but in 42 minutes, TVs Friday Night Lights delivered all star level emotional complexity and action.When the Game Stands Tall is strictly JV squad. ( Read More )

While hard hitting, they dont bask in overdone, glorifying slow motion. ( Read More )