Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) Nov 14, 2021

Underrated sports movie from Disney with an inspirational true story

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Alberto Abuín Espinof Feb 12, 2020

A very lazy movie. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Marcianne Miller Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Aug 26, 2018 4/5

If you're a basketball fan, you'll love it. If you're a parent looking for movie inspiration for your offspring, see it as a family outing. For everyone else, Glory Road is an accessible time capsule of American history.

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Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net Mar 22, 2011 6/10

Like most sports films Glory Road works best when it is actually showcasing its sport ... off the court, however, it's alternately flat and didactic. Director Gartner goes to great pains to drill the films message in, early and often.

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Brian Marder Hollywood.com Nov 20, 2008 3/5

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Tim Grierson Screen International Jul 23, 2008

Playing out like Remember The Titans for basketball fans, Glory Road is yet another would-be inspirational true story that follows sports-movie conventions.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Mar 25, 2008

First-time director James Gartner observes all the rituals--the coach busting chops, the team sneaking out to party--but the players are indifferently characterized and the civil rights story has a fake Black History Month feel.

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Kam Williams DallasBlack.com May 2, 2007 0/4

Why must Hollywood lace every African-American drama with elements of comedy, as if black people find everything comical?

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Jette Kernion Cinematical Apr 8, 2007 1.5/5

It isn't meant to be a movie that makes us think, or that makes us uneasy in any way. It's meant to make us feel good.

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Brian Tallerico UGO Mar 24, 2007

Trying to make a sports movie for the entire family is understandable, but it makes a complicated story like Glory Road feel more like Disney than reality.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dec 12, 2006 C

This is the type of story that's better suited to the documentary format.

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Scott Tobias AV Club Nov 27, 2006 C

An underdog sports movie by the numbers.

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James Plath Movie Metropolis Nov 19, 2006 7/10

Like Hoosiers, this Jerry Bruckheimer film is a David and Goliath sports saga that holds just as much suspense and interest no matter how many times you watch it.

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Mark Moring Christianity Today Aug 24, 2006 3.5/4

It's Remember the Titans on the basketball court. Count it right up there with the best of Disney's fine sports flicks.

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Michael Clawson West Valley View Jul 27, 2006 3/5

History wins in by-the-numbers sports flick ...

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jun 24, 2006 2.5/4

...it's ultimately rather difficult not to get caught up in this inspirational true-life tale.

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena May 18, 2006 2/5

Determinado a ressaltar a importância da história que está contando, o filme mergulha em erros factuais, maniqueísmos e clichês, transformando algo significativo em puro água-com-açúcar.

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Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review May 12, 2006 2/5

Gartner makes a hash of the game scenes and must resort to voiceover sportscasters to explain what's happening.

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Matt Pais Metromix.com May 4, 2006 3/4

A darn good story, told with enough conviction and impact to connect with people who don't know the difference between a three-pointer and a field goal.

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Bruce Bennett Spectrum (St. George, Utah) Mar 14, 2006 B

The familiar territory covered here may leave you wishing for something that digs deeper into the soul of a sportsman's passion.

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