Capra knew it.
Stallone knew it. And screenwriter
Ron Shelton clearly knows it: moviegoers love to root for the underdog.
Rudy and
Hoosiers aren't well-loved films necessarily because they're brilliant cinema, but because they're picture-perfect depictions of lovable underdogs overcoming ridiculous odds. Shelton, the modern master of cinematic sports flicks scored an early touchdown with
The Best of Times, a mildly predictable but
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