A Shot at Glory

Buy This Item A Shot at Glory by Lions Gate  Available from Amazon  $12.99  on 11-28-2008     First off; I give this 4 stars, 4 stars in your sports film genre; 4 stars since there are not many soccer/footy movies out there and it is deserved and despite it's blemishes still has redeeming qualities to it; but if I were rating it in terms of movies in general; sure, it would probably merit 3 stars. <br /> <br />It is absurd I agree, the premise of the film that a team may move out of town as has happened in the USA with various sports teams, let alone move to Ireland; <br /> <br />But I think this movie could have been improved; the team needed motivations to win, one was to stay in their little Scottish town of Kilnockie; maybe it would have been more believable if the American owner Keaton had threatened Duvall's coaching character with being fired if the club did not have more success. <br /> <br />A bit more could have been made of the Celtic/Rangers rivalry; also, though it doesn't have to be wholely a film for the family, quite a few of the "f" words and other scenes could have easily been omitted and I believe it would have been better; if the DVD box claims it to be like a "Hoosiers with rowdier fans" then why not go into that direction even more? Maybe even take a page out of the Disney sports movie formula with such worthwhile watching movies as Invincible or Cool Runnings. <br /> <br />Good shots of football being played in the land where it was been among the top sports for a hundred years; still a decent cultural flavor of Scotland and their league can be found in this movie. <br /> <br />Lastly, I assume that the [sub] mark, may signify subtitles; listed on one of the DVDs; and I think, many could use this for parts of this movie; I love a good Scottish accent but I want to understand what is going on too! Reader Reviews If I am not mistaken, this could be the only movie about football in Scotland not to be about hooligans or riots. Even with Duvalls spurious accent, this movie is good.

A Shot at Glory Available from Amazon Price: $12.99 Updated on 11-28-2008.

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