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Welcome to the business side of football.....if you are a fan and wanna get into this game for some football action please be advised....there's no single football game in the movie but this movie got some powerful punches with dialogues, emotions, performances and the truth. Was kinda disappointed to find this actually didn't happen and all is based on a play...the movie's plot was soo convincing and real and wanna make you find out what happens next in college football or any other college sport. It's a well directed movie centered around what we see in college sport and I highly recommend this movie.

As a 116 mins long sports drama, I was expecting to see at least one game. But instead it was scenes in and out of hotel rooms with some soap-opera melodramatics and twists. I will say though, this did feel very real, and I'm curious if this story was conceived as a slap in the face to college football et al. The performances by all were excellent and captivating, especially J. K. Simmons, and the only reason I sat through the entire film. The ending was underwhelming, and I never did get to see any game, but the film was still unique and well put together. This may not be for everyone, especially if you don't follow college football or sports in general. It's a generous 7/10 from me.

This is what you'd call a dialogue movie, and not half bad. The main gripes I have are wasting Jeffrey Donovan's talents, the horrid acting of the main character "LeMarcus", and the insanely bad overemotional acting on the black woman who was some sort of fixer. Each time someone questioned her she'd freak out, just waaaay overboard. JK Simmons as usual excellent performance wasn't enough to make up for this lady.

What a complete waste of time. I had my suspicions when I was the only one in attendence at tonight's screening. Apparently, everyone was smarter than me, or was tipped off, to stay away from this one. In my solitude, I had the misfortune to witness boring, repetitive scenes pile up on the screen for nearly two hours only to cumulate in a truly stupid and unsatisfactory conclusion. Thank god it is now over and in the past for good. I can do something, practically anything, that would be a better use of my time.

It would be a good storyline if it is based on true story. Then it is interesting to see what is going on in those private meetings. However, if it is not based on the true story..... the script is kind of okay.

I have no idea how they paid so many great actors to be in this. The plot is slow moving. The pivotal moment of information doesn't really make sense. It's a lazy writer trying to make money off a very controversial topic.

''The NCAA doesn't pay its student athletes despite earning billions of dollars off our hard work every year'' - (Lamarcus James) With only 72 hours before the NCAA National Football Championship game, Lamarcus James, super star quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, decides to boycott the game. Lamarcus, along with his wide receiver and best friend Emmet Sunday, announces on TV that they will not play in the big game to protest student athletes not receiving any compensation (pay) from the NCAA. They ask other players to join them and ignite a player's strike until all student-athletes are fairly compensated.

So now with with sponsors threatening to pull out, (literally billions of dollars at stake) the Power Brokers take over (NCAA & SEC) and bring in their ''Fixer''(Uzo Aduba) to handle Lamarcus and fix everything.

The Fixer surprises Lamarcus with a very sincere and passionate speech and we suddenly see a totally different side to the ''compensation'' for student athletes. Now, with only hours until kickoff, will Lamarcus have a change of heart?

Really, football is not the main theme, we never really see any actual football being played. Should College athletes receive a salary? ... well that is what this movie is about and the movie plays out more like a political statement then I would have liked to have seen.

Now all politics aside, there are good performances in this movie. What a Incredible performance by Uzo Aduba, and J. K. Simmons, Tim Blake Nelson, Jeffrey Donovan, Kristin Chenoweth, and Timothy Olyphant.

I question the honesty and integrity of any professional reviewer who gave this 10 star review instead of an actual honest review. This things a hot mess from beginning to end. They love to throw out plot twists that you'd like to find out more about, but then immediately drop them in favor of screwy dialogue the entire movie. It shoots itself in the foot like this over and over. Like simply shocking you will keep you interested for 10 minutes at a stretch. Like we don't have time to pursue anything interesting, it'll take time away from our preaching.

There's a lot of unfair hate in the reviews about it not showing a football game thus missing the point of the movie.

There are a couple side plots that are unnecessary which is why I subtracted a couple of stars but I highly recommend this movie to anyone that's interested in the debate whether student-athletes (or at least those playing football) deserve more than just an education and small stipend for playing at a collegiate level while the NC 2 A rakes in more dough than they need to subsidize scholarships for all student-athletes in all sports nationwide.

Personally I did more than a couple of papers on this subject in college and while I don't have an expert level of knowledge I do have more than zero and I'll leave it at that. The acting was actually really good, save one female actor, and the script writing was really good. Overall go in with zero expectations and you'll be entertained.

Writer Adam Mervis put out a pretty good plot on this one. The flick was interesting with little dead time. But the ending was abrupt. It felt like they just ran out of money, or couldn't think of a way to end the movie. What a let-down! At least they have room for a sequel. But kudos to Adam Mervis for an original plot and near-real storyline. Director Rick Roman Waugh did a good job getting interesting and believable performances from his actors, but the continuity needed some polishing. Some scene cuts and actor emotional transitions were a little confusing. Kudos for the producers choosing to shoot in New Orleans, where they could use the money influx.

Maybe a few years ago this movie would make a little sense but players can now sign NIL deals and make tons of money while in college so if your good you will be payed just like in the pros. This movie came out just a little to late...

I get the fact that athletes want to be protected, but where does end or start? High school or middle school? Anyone paying to see someone play now deserves the "stipend"? We all want transparency. Where does the money go? Not sure this movie clarifies any of that. This film is an easy trigger. It has plenty of twists that do perform too convenient. The acting is good. I gave it a 6 for that. Otherwise, its a seedy movie with a compassion to groom the masses and pretend it didn't just say that. The Russian comment. Certain actors have been activists. I just wish they would just act. The music is good and gives rhythm.

I would have given this a 1 star but I was able to get a nice nap in due to the boring script/sorryline. I would recommend to anyone in need a nap. Good day.

8/10 - despite some clunky dialogue/story elements and me knowing next to nothing about college football, this fascinating dramatization of the ongoing NCAA debate is truly gripping and is empowered by the fantastic acting performances of Stephan James, J. K. Simmons, and most of all, Uzo Aduba (who in another universe would be Oscar-nominated for this emotionally riveting performance)

Talk about being held hostage for two hours... What a terrible script!!!!!!! It actual takes a certain type of talent to take such great actors, combine it with a flash point topic and yet deliver something that is boring and unfinished! Don't waste your time, this movie will be JUST entertaining enough to convince you to keep watching and then end without ever getting better, making a single point or resolving a single storyline! What talentless idiot wrote this script and what charlatan convinced so many great actors to be part of it?!!!! Please! Learn from my mistake and save yourselves!!!!

Boring !!!! Did Kap produce this propaganda ?

College players receive an education & stipends. They need to apologize to slaves. A knee MRI isn't comparable to teeth inspection.

Boring !!!! Did Kap produce this propaganda ?

Making mountains out of mole hills as usual. College football players are literally making millions of dollars now this film has no relevance. More fake wokeness and reaching to create division and victims.

Bad direction; someone paid a lot of money for one named actor to front this bad movie and trick you into watching it.

Was surprised it wasn't full of dream sequences, references to Pee tapes and imbedded commercials like Net Flicks does with beer, smoking and whisky ads.

This is probably not that popular because it isn't about "a" game, but it's about "the" game, at least at the college level business. And to be fair, it does take sides, but it also presents both sides fairly well.

How sad that this movie is acted in by such great actors and score above 50 by any reviewer. Terrible dialogue and plot. I would be ashamed if I had any part in this movie, in front or behind the screen.