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Remember the Titans
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After giving another strong performance as a high school football coach in Boaz Yakin's Remember the Titans, Washington went against type to play a corrupt policeman in Training Day, Antoine Fuqua's gritty cop drama. Washington surprised both audiences and critics with his change of direction, although more than a few noted this change of direction made him a more compelling screen presence than ever in addition to earning him an Oscar nod. -- Rebecca Flint
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"Remember the Titans" is based on the true story of Alexandria, Virginia's T.C. Williams Titans, a high school football team united in the shadow of desegregation. A predominantly white high school is mixed with a predominantly black one, and each student is forced to struggle with a new system of public school busing designed to blur color lines.
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When the tension of forced integration invades a high school football program in 1971 Virginia, players and coaches must rise above racial prejudice, win ball games and ensure that everyone will Remember the Titans. This true story is entertaining, inspiring and appropriate for families.
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R[E]member the Titans" is a sports film that shares a number of similarities with "Hoosiers." Both feature well-respected actors and talented newcomers in stories based on fact. Both showcase fiery coaches whose jobs are on the line. Both are loaded with picturesque scenery and stirring music. And both films succeed despite formulaic plotlines that, on paper, seem impossibly hokey.
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Remember the Titans was originally released in separate 2.35:1 widescreen and 1.33:1 reformatted fullscreen versions. This latest release presents the film exclusively in widescreen, with no fullscreen equivalent. Those with respect for the art of filmmaking shouldn't mind this decision. Nor are they likely to find much fault in this fine 16x9-enhanced transfer. Like most modern films on a studio budget, Titans looks pretty terrific. The manipulated hues that are a trademark of Jerry Bruckheimer films are again used here, though with more moderation than usual.
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"Remember the Titans" shines despite its problem areas, thanks to strong casting and the sincerity of Gregory Allen Howard's screenplay. While the story ends exactly the way you expect it to end, Howard makes sure you see that, even at the height of celebration, bigots still stand on the sidelines. Even Jerry Bruckheimer's melted Velveeta can't cover them up.
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