Varsity Blues (1999)Starring: James Van Der Beek, Amy Smart, Jon Voight
The Prefontaine to Friday Night Lights' Without Limits, Varsity Blues is by far the superior movie about Texas high school football. Here are my four favorite things about this movie and why it is the second best film on football.
1) Jon Voight as Coach Bud Kilmer. Voight portrayed this sick, sadistic, power hungry coach unbelievably well. This dude, who cared about nothing but winning and feeding his ego, reminded me very much of a coach from my past. Whether it was forcing players to play through injuries or non-stop acts of harrassment, this guy had serious issues and was extremely fun to watch.
2) Hating on Jon Moxon. James Van Der Beek's character, Jonathon Moxon, was the absolute worst until the very end of this movie. He's so lame I wanted to slap him silly. The difference between 'Mox' and say Dorothy from Jerry Maguire is that nothing about Renee Zellweger's character got me interested. Hating Mox was extremely fun and added a lot to the movie. Now don't get me wrong, the final speech by Mox at halftime was fantastic and a major highlight for me.
3) Amy Smart is awesome. No matter what the context, I've loved Amy Smart in movies. Here she plays Jules Harbor, Mox's girlfriend and the sister of the starting quarterback, Lance Harbor. She battles the conflict between her brother being injured for the season and her boyfriend becoming the star, all the while looking fantastic with the rare brunette hair style.
4) Great football scenes. Some movies just know how to create fantastic football scenes, and this is one of them. There's action packed plays, there's drama filled situations and the musical accompanyment is fantastic during every game the West Canaan Coyotes play.
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