I absolutely LOVED this movie. I'm a sucker for true stories and this one is written beautifully, had great acting and contained several messages about perseverance, patriotism, young love, cultural pride, race relations, sportsmanship (and the lack thereof) as well as some great life lessons involving doing the right thing. It also touched briefly on a subject near and dear to my heart that had to do with the inability to have children. This is a great film that can be enjoyed by the entire family. I saw it at the movie theater and people actually started clapping at the end which is rare these days.