![]() ![]() ![]() And yes, there are times when it swoons a bit too much to its own dramatic strains, but such are the trappings of a true crowd-pleaser. But it does so in an amazingly fresh fashion, doling out a story so emotionally stirring that it does not plod along like a Movie-of-the-Week but as an original underdog tale. Indeed, such a film had pretty much the same playing field to cover as Remember the Titans, Glory Road, and PrideĀall recent flicks that are also based on real events. What surprised your reviewer the most about The Express was not how the well played ending still came as a shock even though its particulars were already known, but how this drama rose above the countless other race-related sports flicks.
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