Review

by Natacha V

nothing new

I swear Hollywood makes this film at least twice a year. You know the drill - unruly pupils at rundown school are shaken up and set straight by a tough yet unorthodox disciplinarian. Coach Carter certainly doesn't stray from this script - in fact it almost seems to revel in how closely it adheres to all the genre cliches. Still, it has two things going for it - the fact that it was based on a true story (which makes the cliches a bit more bearable), and a commanding performance from Samuel L. Jackson (does he give any other kind?). It's pretty much what you'd expect from an MTV production.