Sentences with phrase «sports uplift story»
Not exact matches
with the rah - rah uplift of an underdog sports story.
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Director and co-screenwriter (along with Chris Gerolmo, Allison Burnett, and Michael Bortman) Rod Lurie tells the uplifting tale of a sports writer who almost lost it all before stumbling into the story of a lifetime in this uplifting sports - themed drama starring Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson.
A heartfelt and well acted tale of sports underdog uplift, and a marginal recommendation for those interested in its subject matter, The Mighty Macs tells the true story of a driven women's basketball coach who in the early 1970s turned tiny Immaculata College into a three - time national champion.
The love story is obscenely rote — and once the disabled discover Steve's secret and — since Jimmy (Leonard Flowers), the champion he's there to usurp, is a real, grade - A piece of work — decide to help him out anyway, the picture devolves into your basic underdog sports uplift intrigue.
«A thought - provoking, funny, and ultimately uplifting story of self - actualization that masterfully defies stereotypes about both coming out and team sports.»