Crooked Arrows

Name: Crooked Arrows
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: June 1, 2012
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 42

2012

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Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: June 1, 2012 | PG-13

Summary: A mixed-blood Native American, Joe Logan, eager to modernize his reservation, must first prove himself to his father, the traditionalist Tribal Chairman, by rediscovering his spirit. He is tasked with coaching the reservation’s high school lacrosse team which competes against the better equipped and better trained players of the elite PrepA mixed-blood Native American, Joe Logan, eager to modernize his reservation, must first prove himself to his father, the traditionalist Tribal Chairman, by rediscovering his spirit. He is tasked with coaching the reservation’s high school lacrosse team which competes against the better equipped and better trained players of the elite Prep School League. Joe inspires the Native American boys and teaches them the true meaning of tribal pride. Ignited by their heritage and believing in their new-found potential, coach and team climb an uphill battle to the state championship finals against their privileged prep school rivals…will they win? (Freestyle Releasing)… Expand

Director: Steve Rash

Genre(s): Drama, Sport

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 min

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Loren King

May 29, 2012

The story is unique and engaging enough to transcend the uplifting sports-underdog formula. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

May 31, 2012

As the team gets in shape, a hot new ringer is brought in and the fallen son redeems himself - and director Steve Rash's movie wins us over. Read full review

Kalvin Henely

May 29, 2012

Although it adheres to the tried-and-true sports-movie formula of an underdog team striving to overcome their limitations to become winners, Crooked Arrows lacks captivating emotional momentum. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

May 30, 2012

The story of a ragtag Native American team rediscovering the tribal roots of the game to defeat preppie champions is rife with tired tropes, and lacking in three-dimensional characters or colorful plot-twists. Happily for this Onandaga-financed production and vet director Steve Rash, gifted Native American lacrosse players lend hard-hitting impact to the game scenes. Read full review

Daniel M. Gold

Jun 1, 2012

Directed by Steve Rash, Crooked Arrows gets points for its glimpses of Native American culture and history - the film's backers include the Onondaga Nation - but too many of these scenes are disappointingly static. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Jun 6, 2012

The entire film wants to be the retort to an idle comment uttered by a prep school lacrosse mom in the stands: "When did the Indians starts playing lacrosse anyway?" Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

May 29, 2012

The high-school sports drama Crooked Arrows has two -- but only two -- original selling points: Its protagonists are Native Americans and the sport in question is lacrosse. That's something you don't see every day. Other than that, however, the film's moves are taken straight out of "The Bad News Bears" playbook. Read full review

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Bartek

Nov 1, 2012

One of the lower budget films with an interesting story and a big message. Once again this film highlights the importance of team work and leadership. Worth taking a look at it.

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