Kevin Cosner does a watchable movie, something to be noted in these times. The movie in itself it's quite fine and treats "latinos" as people with a culture and values beyond the Hollywood stereotype of the L.A. Gang member with the little purpose in life beyond being the most macho of 'hood and dealing drugs.
The guy playing Thomas Valles looked way to old (28) to play a kid in high school. Apart from than that, I enjoyed it.
Love this movie....shows you that anything can be achieved. All you need is courafe, dedication, and hard work. Based on a true story makes it even better and should help to motivated anyone that ever thought they couldn't reach their goals.
This movie is based on real life events and follows a group of Latino youth from a small farming city who find hope through cross country. It shows the difficult realities that many immigrants face. And most importantly, it was well done. In movies Latinos are often over exaggerated or played in a very stereotypical way. My husband is from Mexico and he kept laughing and saying "that's so true", which tells me they did a pretty good job with that.
An inspirational story of triumph over cultural adversity. Almost encouraged me to take up running again, almost... well, the sofa ain't gonna sit on itself!
Sport movies always my favorite
كيف اذا كانت true story <3
حبيت قصتهم كثير و كيف قدرو يحققون أحلامهم و طبعاً شخصية وايت بعد تهبل
Shout by r96skBlockedParent2020-11-14T19:15:53Z
Well made, well acted. Hearty viewing.
'McFarland, USA' sees Disney do a true story sports drama for what feels like the billionth time, but there's no disputing they sure do know how to create a wholesome and meaningful film for the genre; despite the clichés and predictability. This is no different, it's very good.
Kevin Costner leads astutely as Jim White, while Carlos Pratts is the pick of the bunch when it comes to the younger guys. All of the latter, who play a group of runners that White coaches, are well cast in truth. I felt a connection to the story, thanks to the writing but also to them.
It does turn into a very pleasant and enjoyable 128 minutes, it's also quite unique to see a sports film about cross-country running as opposed to the usual basketball, American football etc. Score/cinematography wise, it's good.
Definitely watch this if you get the opportunity.