this be a movie you will either love or hate . i love it . if you be look for suspense and great special effect and action and sophistication and cynicism and etc . you would not find it in this movie . it be a feel good movie and sentimental and positive and uplifting . the hero of the movie be coach jones ( play by ed harris ) and a man of strength and integrity and and radio ( cuba gooding and jr. ) a mentally retarded man who find a way to contribute to his world . i guess i do not find this movie to be sentimental hogwash a so many do and because it felt very real to me . i know people like these . i have see jock who think it fun to pick on the vulnerable . i have see men of integrity stand up for the vulnerable . i have see people who think high school football be serious business . i have see people who know what really be important in life . any of these people could have be people i know . i do laugh while i do cry . i leave the movie feeling good and remember that there be people like coach jones and radio in my world . if there aren not people like them in yours and you might not like the movie . if you do not like a movie that show the good side of human nature and you will hate it .