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The Replacements (2000) - Does it hold up?

I decided to branch out a little this time and watch one of my favorite football movies from my youth. The Replacements was led by Gene Hackman - who always disappoints me when I realize he isn’t Jack Nicholson - and Keanu Reeves - who never disappoints anyone, ever.

The movie is your prototypical underdog sports story, for the most part. If you like that kind of movie, you might enjoy this one. You can make a prototypical story work if you add the right flair to it. This movie, sadly, does not.

I remember loving this film when I was a kid, but, alas, times have changed, and I’m more aware of what’s happening in the movie than I was then.