Movie #1005 "The Winning Season" -- poor script --- opening scene a principal gives the basketball coach job to an alcoholic janitor --- and he knows this about him? all you see the coach do is yell encouragement --- never shows he knows the game --- girls are just props, a waste of some of their talents, esp. Shareeka Epps who was stellar in the movie "Half Nelson." I like Sam Rockwell, and that's the only saving grace and the reason for a weak 3 (now that I am writing this, I'm thinking this should be 2.8). The director does nothing with the nothing script ---- it's all Rockwell, and I love him! He is able to flesh out loser characters and make them seem worthy of our attention. He's that good! but not good enough to save this movie! But he's always fun to watch!
The Winning Season
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A school principal asks his drunken dishwasher friend Bill to coach the girls' basketball squad, changing Bill's life as he bonds with the team
- Director: James C. Strouse Cast: Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry, Rooney Mara, Jessica Hecht, Margo Martindale, and Shareeka Epps (from Half Nelson)
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