A product of Walt Disney Pictures and action producer Jerry Bruckheimer, "Glory Road" trots out just about every cliche common to the sports movie genre. And even if you don't know anything about the true story behind the script, the feel-good ending won't come as a surprise. But what elevates it a bit above the familiar game-to-game, season-long format is the big-hearted and often humorous way it presents a pioneering basketball coach and his courageous team in the context of the racial tension and civil rights movement of the '60s. Read the full review
With the nation's first all African-American starting lineup and a passionately dedicated coach, the underdog Texas Western basketball team surprised the nation by winning the 1966 NCAA tournament title — and changed the history of basketball.
Director: James Gartner
Starring: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Jon Voight, Austin Nichols, Evan Jones, Emily Deschanel
Run time: 109 minutes
Release date: Jan. 13, 2006
Rating: PG for racial issues including violence and epithets, and mild language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Glory Road" plays fast and loose with some of the facts... but that certainly gives it dramatic punch."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"What makes Glory Road work at its most critical moments — the game scenes — is the actors' obvious athletic ability."
The Palm Beach Post: B-
"...a great story worth telling, but it cannot quite manage to sidestep the formulaic pitfalls of the sports genre."
