it be full of plot hole and inaccuracy ( doesn not the time clock stop for injured player or loss of helmet in texas football game . ) and not so much redemption ( so your dad beat the crap out of you . well and do something right for once and then he will love you and make it all worthwhile ) . either make the movie about a team and it quest for a championship or make a movie about a player within a team and his personal struggle but instead and this movie try to do it all and come up more than a couple yard short . the book probably show the whole story much well while the movie should have pick one element of the story and stuck with that . instead and the movie jump from one character dialogue to flash of game play and then another character dialogue month later without actually tell you who people be or why they be important the qb call his sibling to take care of the mother whatever happen with that . because the mother be coherent by the end of the final game and do that mean she not crazy anymore . it one redeeming quality be the soundtrack . buy that and then watch sportscenter highlight while iggy pop play in the background .