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Friday Night Lights (7/10)

July 6th, 2005

Friday Night Lights is based on a book of the same name by H.G. Bissinger, which chronicles the 1988 football season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas. Billy Bob Thornton plays the coach, and there aren’t any other big stars in the movie except for Tim McGraw, but he has a small part.

I really liked this movie, especially the way it ended, which I thought made it seem more realistic and emotional for the viewer. The “kids” in the movie do a very good job acting and playing football. I also liked the costume design, which was made up of a lot of 80’s clothes and hair styles. While the soundtrack did consist of some good 80’s music, I thought the music in the more serious scenes was also well done. If you are a fan of football, you’ll like this movie. If you live in Texas, I think you’ll like it even more.

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