have read the unemployed critic and review and i go to a screening of radio not know what to expect . thankfully and the unemployed critic now appear and to me anyway and a frustrated film director or movie critic . his review be callous and totally uncalled for . this be a movie that will make you laugh and it will make you cry and in the end it will give you a moment of pause . to paraphrase a line deliver by actor ed harris in the final barbershop scene . and all this time that we think we be teach radio and truth be . he be teach u . he treat u all the time and like we wish we treat each other and some of the time . yes the movie tug at the heartstrings . yes it be emotionally manipulative and yes cuba gooding jr. ( in an oscar worthy performance ) be a little over the top at time ( see the christmas day dance scene ) but you know what . so what . every once in awhile the community of america need to be remind what tolerance can do for our great country . we need to be remind how great we can be . this be a solid cast . i be particularly pleased to see s. epatha merkerson and portray radio mother and do something outside of law and order . i always wonder and be ms. merkerson a great actor or be it the quality of writing deliver buy a strong cast on law and order . after watch this movie and it be easy to see that she be indeed a very fine actor . also join the cast in small but important and powerful role be alfre woodard a the principal and debra winger in a career resurrect role of coach jones wife and chris mulkey a protagonist and frank clay . we can not over look ed harris performance a coach harold jones . after reflect on this movie and have grow up in the deep south my self and it be hard to truly appreciate mr. harris and his contribution to this film . a coach jones and ed delivers a quiet and rock solid performance and that of a man on a mission . coach harris will not let the town or circumstance divert him from what he know in his heart and be the right thing to do . if you see this movie and make sure you hang around for the end credit . you will be in for a treat a the real james robert radio kennedy and now in his mid 50 and be show and still lead the t. l. hanna football team on to the field every friday night . one final note . if you be a teen in the mid to late 70 and this movie be worth the price of admission and for the sound track alone .