Gridiorn Gang
Football, gangs, death, prison, and The Rock. Combine all those elements and you get a great sports/drama named Gridiorn Gang.
Gridiorn Gang is based on a true story about a select number of juvies in a correctional facilty that start a football team. It all starts with Sean Porter(Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson; Walking Tall, WWE Superstar), a probation officer, who is tired of seeing kids leave there and ending up back in prison or in the morgue. So him and another probation officer,Malcolm Moore (Xzibit; 8 Mile, Pimp My Ride), Decide to try the impossible and start a football team that will compeate with other high schools to show the kids that they can do somthing with there lives.
The Rock seems to be becoming more of a great actor each time I see him. His first movie The Mummy Returns, there was alot of hype for no reason when he was in the movie for about 10 min. max. Then he did a prequal, The Scorpion King, which in my opinion sucked more than The WWE's story lines. Then he came out with The Rundown and Walking Tall that were actualy pretty good. A few more later and you end up here in Gridiorn Gang that is by far his best acting job since he was WWE Champion. I think we can all agree he has come a long way since his tight-wearing days.
Most of the kids were all pretty good actors too, not the best but good non the less. Xzibit did a pretty decent job for not having to many lines and stayed away from being a gangter rapper and showed some pretty impressive acting.
Now there were some bad areas in the movie, but none big enough to realy change the feel for the movie. This movie does have some times that were pretty sad and could make a few feel that tear coming up, but nothing that will totally get you. And there are some areas of comic releif so its not all serious through out the movie.
Now lets get to the football scenes in the movie. The practice scenes are great in the movie. There is a particular scene that is one of the coolest moments I have ever seen in a football movie were Porter make the Running Back try to knock him down. It doesnt sound like much but you would have to see it to know what I'm saying, and I dont want to give it away. The games were pretty good too with some big tackle moments that we all love.
I'll admit it, the first time I saw a preview for this movie, the first words out of my mouth were "Oh no, Not another prison football movie". But I ended up eating my words when I left the theater. So this weekend if your bored go see Gridiorn Gang. And hey, if you dont like it, your only out $6.50.
9/10
Pros: Football movie and The Rock, what else can you ask for.
Cons: A few unrealistic hits, a few lame moments in storyline