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1. Josh Whitfield 03.11.15 / 9pm

   I agree with you that this style of movie is a “feel good” for everyone. I like how you said Disney did it once again, because that is exactly true. I personally can relate more to the sports aspect in this film being that I was an athlete, but he inspirational feelings conveyed in this movie can reach beyond the athletic world. Just as you had mentioned one of the most appealing aspects of this film is how someone can dedicate themselves to something they are incredibly passionate for. This concept is relatable on many levels. Movies like this warm our hearts and rarely disappoint. I am glad you enjoyed the movie.
2. connorrisch 03.13.15 / 1pm

   The film sounds like a great film. The review reminded me of when I was in high school and dedicated to a sport, like students were dedicated to cross-country in the film. It also sounds like a great film to me, because I used to play football and I loved my coaches. It is nice to see that a football coach can change to coaching a different sport. I love sports films and this looks like a film that I would really enjoy watching.
3. Steven Risch 03.13.15 / 1pm

   From looking what the film is rated and reviewed on IMDb it seems like it would be a great movie to watch with my family. I would suggest that you have others review your work or you go through spell check. In your case I understood how the movie made you feel, but I was kind of hard to understand with all of your grammar mistakes. I am all up for a movie and football and cross country, and I will be watching this film later tonight!
4. Rachel Donovan 03.13.15 / 8pm

   This was by far my favorite memory from the film festival and it made me so happy to have attended it this year. The feeling that the audience gave throughout the entire film was such a tremendous moment to be apart of! Your review definitely makes this movie sound as spectacular as I thought it was.
5. Tera Ohleyer 03.13.15 / 9pm

   I coincidentally just saw a commercial for this film. It look interesting, however possibly not for my personal interest. I understood the plot from the commercial. However, I could barely interrupt this review. If this was my first time hearing about this new movie, I wouldn’t even consider looking it up to see other reviews. This writer or blogger should proofread their work before posting it. In my opinion, writing film reviews might not be there area of expertise. I hope you value my input, I’m not trying to criticize, but this was not a useful review.
6. Josh Feldman 03.16.15 / 5pm

   I liked your review on Mcfarland USA. It piqued my interest on viewing this film. I have heard some very good things regarding Mcfarland USA, yet never took the initiative to see it. I usually am not very interested in viewing the “sports” type films. However, viewing commercials for this film, it made me inclined to view it. Overall, I enjoyed the way you presented Mcfarland USA as a very family friendly meant to put viewers in a happy mood about the realistic struggle of fitting in to a new town. I am definitely going to be viewing this film soon with my entire family!
7. Larissa Landeros 03.16.18 / 4pm

   Great review on this film. I agree with you on how the sound and lightning help the film. The mise-en-scene in this film, from the clothing, the cars, the houses, background, camera angle, everything, brings a feeling of reality and allows the audience to feel familiar with the places, the characters, and the overall message in the film. The people in the film are dressed in ways almost everyone would expect for their roles. The houses are not shown as typical, clean, spotless houses, but with objects that show how their lives are their. All this brings normality to the screen and makes it seem natural.
8. guerreromayra 07.21.18 / 7pm

   Mcfarland USA is one of my favorite feel good movies. Niki Caro does a great job showing us taking us into the lives of these young boys, and the drive and perseverance to want to become better. The movie takes us into the lives of these boys and their coach, and has us cheering them on. The lighting in the film was perfect.

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