卡特教练的全部台词,卡特教练经典英文影评作文

卡特教练的全部台词,卡特教练经典英文影评作文

You can imagine the sense of glee producers Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin must have felt when they first heard the story of Ken Carter. A no-nonsense high-school basketball coach from Richmond, California, Carter became a national celebrity when he locked his undefeated team out of the gym because they were flunking their classes. Despite enormous pressure from the inner-city community, he refused to let the kids play until their grades improved. Carter's story was tailor-made for Robbins and Tollin, who previously produced such teen-friendly sports movies as Varsity Blues and Summer Catch. One can hear the pitch session already: It's Dangerous Minds meets Hoosiers, with a dash of Stand and Deliver and Lean on Me.Fortunately, the finished product turns out to be better than the Frankenstein's monster described above. Coach Carter is far from groundbreaking-in fact, it doesn't have an original bone in its body-but as inspirational sports movies go, it's not half-bad. At least screenwriters Mark Schwahn and John Gatins, as well as director Thomas Carter (no relation to Ken Carter) commit to the story's inherent clichés instead of pretending that they don't exist or, even worse, calling attention to them in the name of irony. By doing so, they're able to eke a few touching moments out of the many standard-issue subplots that make up the movie. Recruiting Samuel L. Jackson for the title role was also a smart decision. The actor is at hi......余下全文>>