David J. Lee has penned a review of Friday Night Lights in the October 3, 2004, Odessa American Online:
What many people hoped the book would be, the "Friday Night Lights" movie is — a feel-good sports story that will leave fans cheering in much the same way "Hoosiers" did./cut/
The movie is suspenseful, and even though most Odessans know the story, some of them are bound to sit on the edge of their seats and hope Permian will win.
As one Midlander said at a recent screening of the film in Los Angeles: "I can't believe I'm a Lee graduate and found myself rooting for Permian." She couldn't help it and neither could the others in the audience. And that's because it's not Permian they're rooting for; it's the players Berg brought to life. By the end of the movie, the audience is pulling for players they feel they know so well.
Can't wait for the movie!
[To see all of the items at this weblog about the making of the movie, click Friday Night Lights.]
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