The new movie "The Senior" is one of those true sports movies that would have been rejected as a screenplay, were it not for this TRUE story about a 59-year-old man who returned to a college football team to complete his senior year with the team.
The Senior is a good sports story about Mike Flynt (Michael Chiklis), who was thrown out of college and off the football team in his senior year because he was getting in too many fights. In 2007, at age 59, Mike Flynt tried to remove the biggest regret in his life by trying to go back to his alma mater Sul Ross State University in Texas, and finish his college and football career. Amazingly, Mike was able to last through to the 54-player training camp cut-off and make the team.
While Mike was never a starter, he helped the team in practice and had some moments of glory. This story is full of flashbacks where Mike was abused by his overbearing and cruel father. There are also many conflicts with his son and very often his wife (Mary Stuart Masterson), who do not agree with this insane decision to play college football at age 59, understandably, worrying about severe injury. Mike also faces conflicts with some of the players on the team, especially one player who takes every opportunity to try to stop Mike from realizing his dream, including trying to injure him.
The Rotten Tomatoes rating for The Senior is a solid 81% and I agree with this opinion and recommend this small, well-acted movie.
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