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“Woodlawn” is a winner! This splendid, action-packed, dramatic and compelling movie features extraordinary performances from Sean Astin, C. Thomas Howell, Jon Voight, Nic Bishop and Caleb Castille. Its theme is straightforward: Believe in Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and honor him, and anything is possible. The film shines, as Coach Tandy Gerelds (Nic Bishop) changes from a man who isn’t interested in religion, to a man who makes a bold stand for his new faith in Christ. A fired-up chaplain named Hank (Sean Astin) fires up Coach Gerelds and the entire Woodlawn football team. Hank is the one used to ignite a spark that spreads like a wildfire. He speaks about David fighting Goliath with a stone and a slingshot, and he pulls a stone from his pocket, illustrating the point. The team begins to believe in God and believe that they can win. The team, indeed, begins to win, and the town, filled with racial tension, begins to embrace the team’s outstanding African American player, Tony Nathan (Caleb Castille). Voight helps provide comic relief as the Alabama coach who wants Nathan so badly, he brings his suitcase to Nathan’s home and swears not to leave until the player agrees to join his team in the future. In another comedic scene, a teacher is at a student-sponsored prayer meeting in school, and when a school official asks her about it, she says the students are overseeing it, and “I was an atheist last week.” C. Thomas Howell plays a rival coach who undergoes a conversion himself and is extremely funny before and after his conversion.
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