Review of Glory Road (2006) by Chads. — 24 Apr 2006
"Glory Road" could've appeased college basketball purists with a simple long-take to acknowledge that the game was shot-clockless until the '86 season. More than the monster dunks, the fact that Texas [El-Paso] would put up a quick shot rather than go into a stall-mode after a late Kentucky basket is what truly ruins this period piece.
Even more egregious is the Miners' game against Kansas, in which a crucial call from the referee is made much later than it would in a real game. You're supposed to make allowances in reality for dramatic purposes but "Glory Road" doesn't seem to get anything right about how college basketball looked in the sixties.
As for the action off the court, "Glory Road" doesn't really fare much better. When somebody sings in front of a mirror, you should already be clued as to what level the screenplay will be operating at.
Nobody breaks into song during "Friday Night Lights", but somebody does in "Remember the Titans".
This review of Glory Road (2006) was written by Chads. on 24 Apr 2006.
Glory Road has generally received positive reviews.
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