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- "Under the Stadium Lights" is sincere and well-meaning, but its tribute to a Texas 2009 high school football championship team is so certain of its story that it fails to reach for an audience outside of its world.
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Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) star in this inspirational true story of a small town high school football team who beat all the odds to win their state ...
- (18)
- Todd Randall
- PG-13
- Laurence Fishburne
Jun 4, 2021 · 4 min read. "Under the Stadium Lights" is sincere and well-meaning, but its tribute to a Texas 2009 high school football championship team is so certain of its story that it fails to reach for an audience outside of its world. The film is based on a book called Brother's Keeper, written by Al Pickett and Chad Mitchell, who was a cop, pastor ...
Under the Stadium Lights: Directed by Todd Randall. With Milo Gibson, Abigail Hawk, Acoryé White, Carter Redwood. Brother's Keeper is a true story about the '09 Abilene High School Football team.
- (484)
- Action, Drama, Sport
- Todd Randall
- 2021-06-04
Parents need to know that Under the Stadium Lights is a faith-based sports drama inspired by real events. Based on Pastor Chad Mitchell's book Brother's Keeper, it tells the story of how a good high school football team becomes great thanks to a weekly therapy session in which the players express…
- Todd Randall
- Tara Mcnamara
- Milo Gibson, Laurence Fishburne, Acoryé White
Under the Stadium Lights is a 2021 sports drama film directed by Todd Randall and starring Milo Gibson and Laurence Fishburne. It is based on the nonfiction book Brother's Keeper by Al Pickett and Chad Mitchell. [1][2] The film follows the players, coach, and team chaplain of a high school football team in Abilene, Texas.
Jun 4, 2021 · A stultifying drama based on the 2009 season of the Abilene High Eagles, Lights suffers from sermonizing dialogue, amateurish performances, and an ugly racial blind spot disguised as white savior paternalism. Read More.
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Full Review | Original Score: 1/10 | Jun 5, 2021. Ty Burr Boston Globe. TOP CRITIC. "Under the Stadium Lights" makes no effort to comprehend larger societal and systemic forces; it preaches...