THe film is a must see for athletic women about how seventy year old women gain solid values (friendship, camaraderie, fun, fitness) from playing on a sports team. I love this film. The novice filmmaker has accomplished making a documentary that brings out the characters and soul of the team of grannies. This is a story worth telling, and that is the value of the film. I've given a rating much higher than the film merits because I love the story. For me in North Carolina, this is a local story about local people, though it translates well to a wider audience about this national championship team. Each of the 'grannies' tells their story about why they play on the senior basketball team, and the importance that playing on the team has played in their lives. Besides the individual 'interviews' there is a lot of actual on court playtime filmed. Imagine: a play by play commentary of seventy year old grannies on the basketball court. Something not many imagine, but perhaps should.
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heartwarming without a sugar overdose
mswanstr24 May 2013
Warning: Spoilers
These ladies have a competitive spirit under their grandmotherly veneer. The interactions between them run from best of friends to begrudged teammates. It's amazing how basketball transforms them: sometimes joyous and sometimes vicious, just like kids playing on asphalt courts. In the end, they've all suffered losses in life and on the court, but they keep on going. And that's the heartwarming part. Life isn't always fair (it rarely is)and heart doesn't always win (it rarely does). Even so, you keep playing, you keep trying, and you keep loving. True friends/family/teammates accept you at your worst, and that's what happens here. They don't always seem to like each other, but they always love each other.
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