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Dave M. @davemaze Dec 21 A well crafted story about characters and regrets. In a town that places emphasis on athletics, they underestimate Jack's intelligence and ability to manipulate. Extremely funny but also has some depth. See more Daniel C Nov 20 It's really funny. Kind of dark funny at times. It gets small town life pretty right, Robin Williams is great. It's got more character depth than almost anything written these days (even for a small comedy). My wife and I re-watched it for the first time in many years. Definitely a lost classic worth checking out. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 14 Funny in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $5,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Wirmer F Jun 8 one of the all time greatest sports comedies. panned by critics. ignored by audiences. but adored by those who are lucky enough to remember it. See more Karl H Apr 22 I can't believe the critics panned this. Obviously it's predictable, but Robin Williams in particular just nails it. He's at his funniest when he isn't trying to be funny. The interactions with his father-in-law are comedy gold. Much better than a lot of 80's movies. Just watch it and enjoy it. See more Blu B Apr 8 It's a harmless sports comedy flick that deals with being stuck in the past and letting it dictate your future type stuff. It's pretty mediocre all around. If I had to point to the biggest issue is the editing isn't that very good. The plot lines of Russell& Williams romantic subplots and the actual game feel like 3 seperate stories at times and it gets boring in the middle when it just focuses on that and attempts comedy. That's the second biggest issue. This just isn't that funny. None of the humor is terrible but it just falls flats constantly 99% of the time. This would've done wonders for itself it would actually be funny. The other issue is the actual game at the end isn't that well edited and it's honestly hard to tell whose winning and whose who because there covered in mud half the time. It's harmless stuff honestly and kind of like a family sports comedy with a bit of rom com to it. Nothing particulary broken, basic direction, Williams & Russell have alright chemistry, the love interests are super forgettable. None of the supporting characters on the team or opponent are that memorable but attempt is made to add any depth like something like the Replacements so it's whatever. I would say most could skip this unless your a super hardcore fan of the two leads. There's better sports flicks, romcoms, and stuff these two have done. See more Read all reviews

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