Review of The Program (1993) by Brian Lowry for Variety — 26 Mar 2009
The Program starts in a fourth-down situation by being a sports movie with virtually no one for whom the audience can root — a major drawback, no matter how hackneyed those “Rocky”-ized finishes have become.
Instead, Ward and co-writer Aaron Latham seek to indict big-time college football through a collection of cliches (money-doling boosters, steroid abuse, academic negligence , shady recruiting practices) and still want us to care about whether these players and coaches win the big game.
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This review of The Program (1993) was written by Brian Lowry and published by Variety on 26 Mar 2009.
The Program has generally received positive reviews.
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