Rotten
A fairly predictable yarn that's lighthearted and well-acted, if cast mostly with characters that are little more than tackling dummies.
Bill Edelstein, Variety
Overview
When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe handicapped life or bravely return to the life he once knew and the sport he still loves.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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36%
Tomatometer
Rotten
By-the-numbers inspirational trudgework.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Although the film has moments when it's serious about exploring the challenges that someone in Travis's situation faces, it ultimately prefers to be just another football movie with a hokey big-game ending.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Rotten
Although the Bakers, and Hoovers' connection to small-town Kentucky lends the movie a sweet, homegrown touch, it's hard not to wonder whether it would've been more compelling (and less cheesy) in more experienced hands.
Sandie Angulo Chen, Washington Post
Rotten
Another inspirational film that rarely strays from the playbook, but first-time director Baker gives it some life.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
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