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Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 112 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: Ryan Little
Writers: David Pliler
Casts: Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Faris, Arielle Kebbel, Penn Badgley, Nathan West, Sean Astin, Max Kasch, Julie Warner, Michael J. Pagan, Lauren McKnight, Olesya Rulin, Larry Bagby, Jimmy Chunga, Eliot Benjamin, Elizabeth Hansen, Jeremy Earl, Andrew Roach
IMDB: Forever Strong (2008)
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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TV Guide Magazine -
There's something disheartening about seeing real-life stories and their inevitable complexities put through the Hollywood sausage machine and transformed into bland parables about a privileged, wayward young bucks redeemed by wise, infinitely patient mentors and the self-abnegating spirit of team sports.
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Entertainment Weekly -
Despite all the macho posturing, the corny story is just as sappy as anything on Lifetime.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
This inspirational sports drama unfolds in such generic fashion that it feels contrived more often than it rings true.
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Village Voice -
Though director Ryan Little puts together a clean, professional package, at bottom this is a nearly-two-hour scrum of therapeutic direct encounters.
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Los Angeles Times -
The movie is well shot and edited, the rugby scenes are enjoyable (if likely puzzling to the uninitiated) and "Strong's" earnestness excuses at least some of its predictability.
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Forever Strong (2008)
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick joins the team where he must adopt the grueling training schedule that Coach Gelwix enforces, or finish out the season behind bars.
Forever Strong (2008)
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 112 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: Ryan Little
Writers: David Pliler
Casts: Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Faris, Arielle Kebbel, Penn Badgley, Nathan West, Sean Astin, Max Kasch, Julie Warner, Michael J. Pagan, Lauren McKnight, Olesya Rulin, Larry Bagby, Jimmy Chunga, Eliot Benjamin, Elizabeth Hansen, Jeremy Earl, Andrew Roach
IMDB: Forever Strong (2008)
Storyline
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick joins the team where he must adopt the grueling training schedule that Coach Gelwix enforces, or finish out the season behind bars.
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Reviews
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TV Guide Magazine -
There's something disheartening about seeing real-life stories and their inevitable complexities put through the Hollywood sausage machine and transformed into bland parables about a privileged, wayward young bucks redeemed by wise, infinitely patient mentors and the self-abnegating spirit of team sports.
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Entertainment Weekly -
Despite all the macho posturing, the corny story is just as sappy as anything on Lifetime.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
This inspirational sports drama unfolds in such generic fashion that it feels contrived more often than it rings true.
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Village Voice -
Though director Ryan Little puts together a clean, professional package, at bottom this is a nearly-two-hour scrum of therapeutic direct encounters.
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Los Angeles Times -
The movie is well shot and edited, the rugby scenes are enjoyable (if likely puzzling to the uninitiated) and "Strong's" earnestness excuses at least some of its predictability.
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Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick joins the team where he must adopt the grueling training schedule that Coach Gelwix enforces, or finish out the season behind bars.
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick joins the team where he must adopt the grueling training schedule that Coach Gelwix enforces, or finish out the season behind bars.
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick joins the team where he must adopt the grueling training schedule that Coach Gelwix enforces, or finish out the season behind bars.
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick joins the team where he must adopt the grueling training schedule that Coach Gelwix enforces, or finish out the season behind bars.