Clash of the Titans

Bruckheimer's latest speaks loudly about race, but says nothing

Comments (0) By Robert Wilonsky Thursday, Sep 28 2000
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Coach Boone (Denzel Washington) sweats the small stuff in Remember the Titans.
Coach Boone (Denzel Washington) sweats the small stuff in Remember the Titans.

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Once the players pass through the crucible of basic training, the film slips uneasily into its guise as underdog sports movie; it becomes Wildcatsmeets Malcolm X--Hoosiersin cleats. The film's second half--in which the Titans roll on to victory, endure a crippling injury to a teammate, and watch Boone and Yoast come together as brothers under the pigskin--is obvious and anticlimactic, the post-game show after a blowout. There will be those who will celebrate Remember the Titansas inspirational and motivational; they will look past its facile façade and think there's depth beneath the glare. They're Bruckheimer's audience, those who confuse manipulative with moving. This is indeed a true story, but it reads like the worst kind of fiction, one in which characters are made of tissue and dialogue is penned on placards.

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