paulhoughton

Full disclosure; our girls (9 and 5) stated they loved the film. Which surprised me, as we only heard them laugh once or twice. We saw the 3D version, which provided me with a distraction while I pondered more than usual how the production team designed the 3D story. For me, the story and script were forced, extremely untidy, and due to the attempt to advertise and reference as many games as possible, appeared contrived and incredibly compromised. It were as if the studio's direction to the writer was to create something to solely promote the games, and the writer then had no idea how to deliver a plot based on that direction. For an adult who played the games and appreciates good storytelling and films, it was awful. But for our children, it was fun. And that's the only positive aspect I'll take away from seeing this film.

I've never written a review for an Individual episode within a series, but I wanted to for this 30 for 30 piece on 'The Tuck Rule'. The topic is interesting in itself, but the chemistry, banter and honest humor between Brady and Woodson elevates the entertainment. This, added to the perspectives on the game and the relevant play, the butterfly effect discussions, teammate interviews and historical facts, makes the episode fabulous. Great work all round, and very well done Tom Brady and Charles Woodson.

As a member of the Lift-Off community and fellow filmmaker (From Under The Bridge: When Bullies Become Trolls), I watched this film during the final network round. I thought it was a very clever and carefully composed/edited film. It had playful humor while effectively relaying the important story at its core, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done.

I tried to get through this film 4 times... and haven't completed it. I simply can't waste another minute of my life getting to the end. The opportunity and potential for a decent sequel deserved a better script and story. The result is simply embarrassing.

Whether it was the acting or direction needing vast improvement, the portrayal by Chante Adams of Roxanne Shante was average at best, and sometimes cringe enducing. And although the factual story was interesting to absorb, as a fan of Roxanne Shante's music, I would have liked to have seen it stretch into the Go on Girl and Live On Stage era.

Additionally, the rap wars with BDP and the coming together of the Juice Crew would have bolstered the story with factual content important and interesting to Hip Hop fans across the world, especially relative to Roxanne Shante. I understand the focus here was on the mistreatment and early life, but the film lost an opportunity to be much bigger by leaving out these explorations.