I can't reconcile the idea that this film was based on the real life coach of the New Orleans Saints. It couldn't have been that simplistic, but as they say, it is what it is. For sports fans, this is like "The Bad News Bears" on a football field. Kevin James portrays Sean Payton, the suspended coach from the Saints, who with time on his hands, gets involved as the offensive coordinator for his son's Pop Warner football team. To me it felt like the real coach, Troy Lambert (Taylor Lautner), didn't even belong there once Payton arrived. Following a time worn and accepted formula for these types of sports flicks, the rag tag bunch of kids on the Warriors start to gel into a semblance of a team, becoming ecstatic when they score their first ever touchdown. Since the picture is geared toward a younger audience, I guess it's no surprise the film makers would go for low denominator humor, but the extended barfing scene during the championship game wore a bit thin very quickly. If that really happened, I'd eat one of those Rob Schneider health formula rolls (well, maybe not). The conclusion of this story ends on a high note, very similar in fact to the original "Rocky" movie, where you thought that the guy who lost the championship match really won. You'll come away with that feel good feeling knowing the Warriors did the best job they could.
Review of Home Team
