53
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickSam Rockwell's films are almost always worth watching be cause of this indie stalwart's taste in offbeat projects -- and his refusal to play to the audience's sympathy.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangWith an invaluable assist from Sam Rockwell, hilarious and wounding as a deadbeat dad who lands a high school coaching gig, it's the rare inspirational movie with more than just winning or losing on its mind.
- 60Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonWriter-director James C. Strouse's The Winning Season respects its misfits (and its audience) by not stripping away their foibles in the service of sports-movie clichés.
- Often lacks momentum, especially in its early stretches. It is, however, a far more solid film than writer-director James C. Strouse's debut, the war-themed family drama "Grace Is Gone."
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttAmong the girls, Emma Roberts has solid scenes with Rockwell.
- 50Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerBoxoffice MagazineMark KeizerSitting through The Winning Season you marvel at how it obsessively duplicates all such films that came before but still consistently thwarts your impulse to dismiss it out of hand.
- 40Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesThe girls are worth rooting for, but their pursuit is secondary to one sorry-ass dude's redemption. That's a win?
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenGets lost in a fog of indecision and compromise.