Heart of Champions

Name: Heart of Champions
Genre: Drama
Released: October 29, 2021
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Alex MacNicoll, Alexander Ludwig, Andrew Creer, Anton Hedayat, Ashley Santos

2021

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: October 29, 2021 | PG-13

Starring: Alex MacNicoll, Alexander Ludwig, Andrew Creer, Anton Hedayat, Ashley Santos, Charles Melton, Lance E. Nichols, Lilly Krug, Michael Shannon, Michael Tacconi

Summary: After finishing last in the national championship, a college rowing team descends into turmoil and constant infighting between team leaders Alex (Alexander Ludwig), Chris (Charles Melton), and John (Alex MacNicoll). A tough Army veteran, Coach Murphy (Michael Shannon), arrives at the start of the new season to transform the status quo andAfter finishing last in the national championship, a college rowing team descends into turmoil and constant infighting between team leaders Alex (Alexander Ludwig), Chris (Charles Melton), and John (Alex MacNicoll). A tough Army veteran, Coach Murphy (Michael Shannon), arrives at the start of the new season to transform the status quo and unlock their true potential. Using his experience and unconventional methods to help them overcome petty rivalries and personal challenges, Coach Murphy must inspire these young men to learn what it takes to be a team before they can be champions.… Expand

Director: Michael Mailer

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 119 min

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Alex Saveliev

Oct 30, 2021

Mailer’s glossy film contains all the expected melodrama that hardcore fans of sports movies have come to expect. Others may wince at the predictability of the plot but are bound to find at least some respite in Shannon’s magnetic performance. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Nov 9, 2021

As inspirational college sports movies go, Heart of the Champions doesn’t go, or row, nearly far enough off the beaten path. It’s every bit as boilerplate as its generic title might indicate. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 9, 2021

As film subjects, college romances and the trials and tribulations of college life may be mundane in the extreme, even set against the Sport of Winklevii. But Shannon is always so good you tend to lose track of all that when he’s on screen. He’s just not on it enough to save the movie. Read full review

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Mauro_Lanari

Oct 3, 2022

(Mauro Lanari)
Numbing, arguably the limpest sports drama I've ever seen. I suppose it's due to Michael Shannon, here also producer, with his physical as much as brooding and thoughtful approach, to make him the wrong person for this genre of movie.

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