Gridiron Gang (2006)
Rated PG-13
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell, Jade Yorker, Setu Tasse, Mo McRea, James Earl
Directed by Phil Joanou
The Story:
At the Kilpatric Juvenile Detention Facility, supervisor Sean Porter (Johnson) has seen enough. The kids come and go and come back again, or wind up dead or in jail. He wonders if he can give them some direction and guidance by bringing football into their lives.
If he didn't succeed, we wouldn't be watching this movie, now would we.
:)
Yep, another based on a true story which are always nice to drum out the annoying headlines of the news.
Here we go back a decade, in case you missed it on the first go-round for the film, to a young wrestler turned actor, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as he was still billed.
One of his first forays into Hollywood outside of WWE studios, and thankfully this one was better, and more successful than his other movie from 2006: Southland Tales.
Raise your hand if you endured that one.
Me too, and I'm sorry for your loss.
But you see the chemistry and charisma and Johnson lights up the screen whenever he's there. The guy is a natural, and it's been fun watching his career move from the ring to the screen with occasional forays back to the squared circle to relive past glories.
Be forewarned, while this could be a film that is viewable for the entire family, this isn't a sugary sweet Mighty Ducks type of affair.
I had forgotten how violent the movie starts out with, and the violence is targeted at kids.
But that's also life in some streets in America.
Worth a viewing or a revisit if you haven't seen it in some time.
Currently streaming on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: C+
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