The Express

Finding Forrester star Rob Brown steps into the cleats of Heisman Trophy-winning gridiron giant Ernie Davis in director Gary Fleder's inspirational sports docudrama. As a young boy reared not far from the northern Pennsylvania state line, Davis dreamed of blasting through the end zone and scoring a ...more

The historical accuracies, or, in this case, inaccuracies, that populate The Express are a bit of a moot point. I am not dismissing the facts, but the film is meant to be a "feel good" sports biopic, a testament to the human spirit, a story about overcoming the odds in the face of racial discrimination and diversity. To argue over the minutia of where games were played or how scenes were embellished is irrelevant, and in films such as this, amping up dramatic license is sanctioned if it ...more

The Express, Gary Fleder's biopic of Syracuse running back Ernie Davis, hits all the conventional plot points of the traditional inspirational football story. Davis (Rob Brown) establishes himself as a high-school phenom, triggering the interest of numerous big-time college programs. When Coach Ben Schwartzwalder (Dennis Quaid) arrives for a recruiting visit -- bringing along recently graduated superstar Jim Brown (Darrin Dewitt Henson) to help seal the deal -- Davis agrees to play for the ...more