The Express Critic Reviews

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Based upon 12 Critic Reviews
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USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Despite appealing performances and kinetic football scenes, the storytelling is mostly conventional.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Involving and inspiring in the way a good movie about sports almost always is.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

Deserves plenty of credit for exploring racial issues story in more realistic terms.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

While Ernie's on-field accomplishments were extraordinary, it was the environment in which he struggled to achieve them that makes him the worthy subject of a motion picture.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

If a movie of this kind didn't traffic in overstatement, it wouldn't be doing its job, which is to provide a strong dose of simple, rousing emotion.Read the full review

Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites

The Express finesses a cinematic hat trick: It's entertaining, deeply moving and genuinely important.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites

Thanks to a rock-solid performance by Dennis Quaid, nice historical touches and energetic direction by Gary Fleder, the tried-and-true formula is given a welcome shot of adrenaline.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Gregory KirschlingAdd Critic to Favorites

Has Dennis Quaid really never played a college football coach before? With his handsome, craggy face and likable intensity, he was born for the job, and he's the main attraction in The Express.Read the full review

Variety | John AndersonAdd Critic to Favorites

Crowdpleasing and oh-so-predictable.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Mark OlsenAdd Critic to Favorites

If one will pardon the obvious analogy, The Express ends up feeling like a fumble at the goal line, coming across as simple-minded and melodramatic.Read the full review

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