The poster gets it right. It says “A story so unbelievable it must be true”.
And it is. Only not quite the way it is told in this film from the brilliant Richard Linklater.
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2005’s ‘Bad News Bears’ is actually just as good as original
[rating=3]Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden
Director(s): Richard Linklater
Writer(s): Screenplay by Bill Lancaster, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa; Based upon the film written by Bill Lancaster
Remakes. I want to bang my head against my desk every time I get word that another one is coming to theaters. Yet it is even more frustrating when they’re good. Ugh, that drives me nuts.
That’s what happened with 2005’s Bad News Bears. Dammit, it’s good. In fact, it’s quite good. Funny and charming, with a great performance by Billy Bob Thornton. Director Richard Linklater successfully captured the spirit and fun of the original, crafting what is not just a good remake, but quite simply a good film.
Damn him. Damn them all.
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