"The Express" **1/2 (out of four): This familiar sports movie puts a decent team on the field, but fails to cross the goal line.

There seem to be certain requirements to the average sports movie. There's the protagonist who is willing to do whatever it takes, the hard-bitten coach, the ultra-supportive best friend, the father-figure (ideally dead) to live up to, and, of course, the big game. "The Express" doesn't offer much beyond these, but still manages to rise slightly above the Mendoza Line.

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