MonsterPerfect Good idea lost in the noise

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

dstephens-33229 'Varsity Blues' is a fantastic movie! It really gets you thinking about who is really the protagonist and who is really the antagonist. Sad ending though...really installs sadness for the coach at the end as well as the realisation that he is not the bad guy.

bettycjung 2/1/14. For someone doesn't watch sports of any kind I always end up watching all the movies about sports. And, if they are done well, I end up loving them to death, like this one. What an excellent look at the American Religion of Sports! It really shows how disillusioned men stuck in their own lives live through the successes and failures of their sons, especially on the playing field. Such men are worse than stage mothers. Maybe they should have a term like "Sports Fathers." You know what I mean. Voight was excellent as the ultimate bullying coach, and Van Der Beek as the high school senior who is a decent guy who is wise beyond his years. Do catch this one in which Paul Walker was the cute quarterback who has it all until he gets injured. I loved this movie!

Davis P OK so I hate sports, I mean I really do, hate watching football, always have and always will. So I really didn't originally think that I would enjoy this movie, but to my surprise I really enjoyed it. I don't usually ever like sports movies since I hate sports, but this movie is much more layered than you may think. It's loaded with drama, romance, friendship, important messages, and admirable characters. It's not a hyper masculine movie about men playing football. It has detailed characters dealing with their lives and all that entails. The cast is great. James Van Der Beek gives a fantastic performance and proves himself to be more than just the star of a teenage drama (Dawson's Creek). Scott Caan is good here too, and no I'm not just talking about his ass lol, now that's fine as hell, but that's not all he is in this film, he provides a nice comic relief and plays a very fun outgoing character. Paul Walker (RIP) is great here, I loved his character and he proved himself as an actor early here. Rock on Paul, we miss you xoxo. Jon voight is great as the villainous football coach, he plays it very well, if you don't hate him as a character then there's something wrong with you lol. Ali Larter and Amy Smart are both good too. I loved Beek and Smart's romantic chemistry. The script is well put together, I love the deep interesting dialogue between the characters. The script made me connect more with each of the characters. I was sincerely hoping this film wouldn't be a bland testosterone filled sports movie that is just dumb, and my hopes were meet satisfaction. This is the best sports movie ever in my opinion. 9/10.

depaulbeatkuHA -The cops can bust a teen drinking party and no one will be arrested, even when a minor is talking to a cop drinking -You can steal a cop car and will not get in any trouble -Once you become a starting quarterback girls will automatically invite to their house and get naked -Your girlfriend can see you kiss another girl but she'll just sigh and walk away -You can through the football at other teams' mascots and no one will be angry -When fat linemen get upset, they give away their pig and shoot trophies -The greatest high school football player in Texas can be out for the season because a fat kid fell over, and no one will be angry at the fat kid -The head coach will find out about 6 players going to a strip club but will not find out about the whole team going to a drinking party -The greatest team in Texas only has one coach