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Dueling Critics
starstarstarstar Annlee Ellingson - Boxoffice Magazine
starstarstar Owen Gleiberman - EW
starstarstar Carrie Rickey - Philadelphia Inquirer
starstarstar Keith Simanton - Seattle Times
starstarstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstarstar John Petrakis - Chicago Tribune
starstar Sandra Contreras - TV Guide
starstar Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
starstar Tom Keogh - Film.com
starstar Mark Burger - Winston-Salem Journal
starstar John Anderson - Newsday
starstar Jeff Millar - Houston Chronicle
star Jeff Vice - Deseret News
star David Nielson - Detroit News
star Craig Marine - SF Examiner

“Varsity Blues’ greatest strength is its close approximation to the truth”

- Annlee Ellingson

“The plot is thin and predictable, the actors don’t have much to work with, and there’s not enough young flesh on display to make it worth sitting through”

- Craig Marine

Varsity Blues
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A second-string quarterback becomes an overnight sensation in his football-crazy town when he takes over for an injured star player. Jon Voight, James Van der Beek, Paul Walker, Ron Lester, Scott Caan, Amy Smart, Ali Larter, Richard Lineback, Eliel Swinton. Director: Brian Robbins (1999, R)
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