Glory Road (2006)

Simply Perfect

Best movie of this year hands down!

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

they never trailed in the championship game. the coach wasn't in his first year. Hollywood never tells the truth in sports movies. part of why this movie sucks. they screwed up intentionally most of the actual games. a shame really. every movie about sports always over emphasizes the role of the white coach who is always a stereotype. they always use dramatic music even in the most mundane situations they depict which are always overblown. don haskins was known as the bear. this pantywaist looks like a douche. I bet a basketball in his hands would be lethal to himself. of course the viewers who watch this movie have no idea about the real life events. thats fine though because their world is so vapid that actual facts would be too much for them to handle

A well meaning but formulaic film, James Gartner's "Glory Road" stars Josh Lucas as Don Haskins, head coach of Texas Western College. Based on a true story, and set in the late 1960s, the film details the formation of the NCAA's first all black starting lineup.At its best, "Glory Road" explores issues of racism, discrimination and social isolation. At its worst, this is a reductive, by-the-numbers film whose climax assigns false triumph to ongoing issues. There's also something tawdry about a co-production between Jerry Bruckheimer and Walt Disney Pictures attempting to promote black consciousness and black pride.Still, "Glory Road" sheds some light on an interesting part of history. It climaxes with a 1966 championship game, a game which would mark a key point in racial integration, and instigate a shift from basketball being labelled a white sport to it becoming a primarily black activity (in terms of race association and participation). "Glory Road" co-stars Jon Voight as a weaselly rival coach.7/10 – See "Inside Moves" and "He Got Game".

Glory Road has to be one of the best movies I've seen in my life. I would easily rank in my top 20, perhaps like #17. I like the movie because it was simple but still had you on the edge of your seat the whole time. You would always wonder "whats gonna happen" or "Oh my, whats next". It was time appropriate. It took place in Southern 1960's and that is exactly how they played it. Almost every time you thought, something that is suppose to happen, will happen, it turned out be just the opposite. It wasn't like those typical sports dark horse movies at all. If you know what I mean. It stands out from those movies because it filled with irony. Glory Road is filled with ironic parts. Some you will get right away. And some you might have to think about for awhile. Derek Luke did a great job playing Bobby Joe Hill. For a second, I actually thought he was a basketball player. Josh Lucas also did a fantastic job playing Don Haskins. He had character and played his role with emotion. Hard to find actors like that anymore. Overall, Glory Road turned out to be a suspenseful, emotional, unpredictable movie that I really enjoyed and wouldn't mind seeing again.

Black or White We Fight Along Glory Road1.) The movie was about a mixed race basketball team and throughout the movie they had to learn to work together as a team with black and white players to win the National Championship. During the movie they struggled to deal with racism on and off the court. It's a mixed race basket ball team trying to win the National championship. 2.) The movie is set in Texas Western in 1965, It's a mixed race basket ball team trying to win the National championship The main characters were: • Don Haskins- coach • Bobby Joe Hill- One of the black players • Harry Flowrnoy –'' '' • Willie "scoop" Cager- " " • Neville Shed – " "3.) Josh Lucas was Don Haskins – he did a good job at playing the coach it would have been the hardest roll in the movie. Derek Luke was bobby Joe Hill- he played a character with a heart condition witch put him on the side lines cheering for his team. 4.) I liked watching basketball and how they overcome all the bad racism (eg : when one of the black players got bashed in the toilet)They proved that they were just as good anyone else. 5.) No what the obstacle's or problem is thrown at you , if you keep pushing for word you can achieve anything. 6.) Teenagers & upwards would like this movie, I would recommend this to males because most of the racist Slurs came from the males and the movie is all about sport. The MPAA rating for glory road is PG and I feel it is worth a look. I would give this movie 5/10 ratingJames is 15, he was born on 29th February 1996 and he only get a birthday every 4 years. This is his first year at Denmark Agriculture college.