DVD Reviews
Coach Carter
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- Starring: Rob Brown
- Details: US / 136 mins (12A).
Newly appointed basketball coach Carter (Jackson) benches his successful high school team as a reaction to their collective bad attitude, including poor grades in class. A stirring, unusual sports movie, this is a little too slick and glossy to convince, with a 'winning isn't everything' message that sounds good but fails to translate to a realistic proposition.
Release Date: 15 August 2005
Review by Declan Burke
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