This is a truly awful teen-flick. I should have been warned by the voice-over during the opening scenes; I hoped things might improve, but the hopes were in vain. The performances are all half-hearted and lack focus, as if none of the actors could be at all bothered in making any kind of effort in this been-there-and-done-that movie. Having never had the 'pleasure' of visiting Texas, I have no idea if a society that is so shallow and frankly stupid could actually exist. All the well-worn clichés are here, along with the pathetic ethos of sexual ethics and substance abuse that will only continue to carry American society further down into the gutter of self-depravity. The context of football is seemingly irrelevant; any kind of activity that attempts to distract such low-life people from the sad reality of their empty lives would suffice. The inter-mixture of patriotism, religion, sport and hero-worship is so confused as to further weaken and destroy any sentiments that may be engendered within the viewer. Although the final scenes are vaguely heart-warming, the trollop that has preceded them only ensure that the viewer really can't give a stuff about any of the characters... In conclusion, really - don't bother.
Review of Varsity Blues
