Radio a maudlin waste of talent
Mike Tollin
Cuba Gooding Jr, Ed Harris, Debra Winger, Alfre Woodard, S Epatha Merkerson
PG.
A sterling cast of quality talent ... wasted in this dire story - another true one - of a mentally-retarded radio enthusiast (Gooding), who was mentored by a college football coach in South Carolina in the l970s.
Sporting stories aren't doing well this week, and yet sport should be a wonderful foundation for good stories.
Sport comes with its own drama and heart and, even if this film tries to tell its story as another feel-good effort, it fails miserably. It is uninspiring and it is approached by its cast as a chore to be got rid of as quickly as possible.
Maudlin rubbish!
1/5
