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Heart of the Game, The (2006) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Heart of the Game, The (2006) a score of 3.0851 out of 4

based on (105) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(61)

Good

(8)

Fair

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Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)

Serrill, making his feature debut, didn't plan on spending seven years with the Roughriders. But reality just kept getting more compelling and complicated, and his persistence paid off....read the complete Heart of the Game, The (2006) review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)

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Orlando Weekly (Corey Hall)

It’s too easy to describe The Heart of the Game as “Hoop Dreams for girls,” but this winning documentary reaches beyond the clichés of your typical sports movie. First-time director Ward Serrill takes an in-depth look at Bill Resler, a charmingly...read the complete Heart of the Game, The (2006) review at Orlando Weekly (Corey Hall)

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New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

The hoop dreams of the teenage girls in the documentary The Heart of the Game are fairly straightforward if a wee bit intense....read the complete Heart of the Game, The (2006) review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

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Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)

The resulting movie (2005) covers seven years and touches on some of the same social issues that gave "Hoop Dreams" its epic sweep, yet Serrill fails to treat any of them adequately, and the narrative loses its shape as events unfold....read the complete Heart of the Game, The (2006) review at Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)