The Slaughter Rule

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2004 Filmcritic.com

Believer star Ryan Gosling plays Roy Chutney, a Montana kid recruited into gruff and troubled coach Gideon's (David Morse) six-man football team. Not much happens along the way aside from a creepy romance with shrewish Clea DuVall and lots and lots of practice. Everyone's got demons to deal with -- from Gideon's guilt over a kid that played for him and died under mysterious circumstances to the audience's unwillingness to sit through two hours of yet another inspirational football movie.

Rating

2.0 out of 5 Stars

  • Director: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
  • Producer: Gavin O'Connor, Greg O'Connor, Michael A. Robinson, David O. Russell
  • Screenwriter: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
  • Stars: Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea DuVall, David Cale, Eddie Spears, Kelly Lynch
  • MPAA Rating: R

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