Scott Bakula gets re-recruited (if that's a real word) to play for the fictitious Texas State Fighting Armadillos after the NCAA drops the hammer on the football program following various violations. It sounds like a premise to a bad sitcom, but in this case it's the premise to a somewhat decent, if not forgettable, movie.
POSITIVES:
Sinbad: The man has always been funny and will probably go down as one of the most under-appreciated comics working today.
Kathy Ireland: 'Nuff said.
Hector Elizondo and Robert Loggia: Not exactly Laurel and Hardy, but a likable duo and one that you truly want to root for.
Larry Miller: As the dean, he's a complete tool. He does that part so well it makes you wonder if he's as big a tool off screen as he is on. The perfect villain.
The "Convict" Football Team: Just looking at the credits that say "Convict Football Team" would make any football player wet himself.
NEGATIVES:
Harley Jane Kozak and Scott Bakula: I didn't feel any chemistry between them at all. Nor did I believe for a second that they had any feelings for each other whatsoever.
The writing: It's in the negative category. 'Nuff said.
** out of *****
POSITIVES:
Sinbad: The man has always been funny and will probably go down as one of the most under-appreciated comics working today.
Kathy Ireland: 'Nuff said.
Hector Elizondo and Robert Loggia: Not exactly Laurel and Hardy, but a likable duo and one that you truly want to root for.
Larry Miller: As the dean, he's a complete tool. He does that part so well it makes you wonder if he's as big a tool off screen as he is on. The perfect villain.
The "Convict" Football Team: Just looking at the credits that say "Convict Football Team" would make any football player wet himself.
NEGATIVES:
Harley Jane Kozak and Scott Bakula: I didn't feel any chemistry between them at all. Nor did I believe for a second that they had any feelings for each other whatsoever.
The writing: It's in the negative category. 'Nuff said.
** out of *****