Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

soccerblondie464 The Express is a true story that narrates the life of Ernie Davis, the first African American recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Starting in the 1950's we find that Ernie isn't accepted by many people because of the color of his skin, especially as a child. He is harassed and bullied by many of the other kids and never had the same opportunities as others and it wasn't until he found football that he realized that this is where he can outshine everyone. As Ernie grows up and his skills improve, he gets recruited to play for Syracuse University by their top player, Jim Brown, football legend and Ernie's icon. Ernie accepts Syracuse's offer to play for them and makes the varsity squad as a freshmen but is ineligible to play because of his class rank. As a sophomore Ernie is the standout player of the team. He leads Syracuse to be the number one team in the nation. Playing against many teams who aren't culturally diversified, Davis faces many hardships that hold him back from being able to perform to the best of his ability. When the team goes down south to play, Davis is harassed and even pulled off the field because it is dangerous for him to play because of the color of his skin. When the team makes it to the Cotton Bowl, to play their rival Texas, Davis along with two other African American teammates are forced to sleep in the basement of the hotel so they don't scare the other people who are staying there. Regardless of the difficulties that Ernie faced on the road he never let it affect his game. Davis went on to win MVP of the Cotton Bowl, after defeating Texas, clinching the number one spot in the nation. It was then that Davis was nominated for the Heisman Trophy Award, and later went on to win it. He was then recruited to play for the Cleveland Browns alongside his idol Jim Brown. Throughout college Davis suffered frequent nose bleeds and headaches but figured that he was getting sick because of football. It wasn't until he was practicing to play for the national team that he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital that he found out that he had leukemia. Davis's world had always revolved around football but now he was never allowed to play again. Suffering from this illness, Davis had to quit his lifelong dream of playing for the Browns. But in order to honor him, the Browns retired his jersey number 45 in honor of his hard work, sacrifice, and achievements. Just a year later, Ernie Davis lost his fight to Leukemia. He died with honor and glory and made history as being the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy along with various other achievements. In this inspirational movie you see that he sacrificed a lot for the love of the game and he made it into football history to be remembered by fans forever. The movie The Express did a very good job at illustrating Davis's life and glory that he achieved through football and is a movie I highly recommend.

Neil Reed This film was not about Ernie Davis,this film was about Jim Brown. Using Mr. Brown as a source on this film was a mistake. The film save for a few notable scenes is mostly Hollywood fabrication. I pity Dennis Quaid ever going back home to Texas after his participation in this film! True facts of racism are one thing but to fabricate them for Hollywood are even worse. Read the true stories of Ernie Davis and you will see a much different person than the one depicted in this film. Ernie Davis described by teammates and fellow students paint a much different one than the one Jim Brown made up!Perhaps the directors should have just made a film about Jim Brown and his experiences with racism which he truly endured. There was none of the trash throwing, racism laced hate speech, and other racist events portrayed at West Virgina. There was a brawl at the Cotton Bowl in 1960 and Syracuse was asked to leave the after game awards ceremony but they went to the Dallas Athletic Club and had a great time according to players. Why does Hollywood always have to embellish the truth? If this movie had been about the true Ernie Davis it could have been a very nice piece of college football history! All of the living teammates agree this film was not the history or the Ernie Davis they remember! I believe them and the facts not this movie!

lfjeff63 Ernie Davis was the running back for the Syracuse Orangemen in the late 1950's and was the first African-American to win the Heisman trophy. Tragically, he died of leukemia in 1963.This is a good story. As far as I know, Ernie Davis was a class act, a man of good character. The acting in this film is fine. But...First, the editing. During the game, the show Davis' feet, then the number on his jersey, then fans in the stand, then his whole body, then a shot of the coach, etc. What happened to the long take? Why must film makers resort to MTV style quick cuts? A good example of this technique is when Dennis Quaid is giving the rousing half time speech. There are two distinct cuts while he's speaking. Can't Mr. Quaid remember the whole speech? Is that why they cut it? Or is this some stylistic device, making the movie look "cool"? When I was growing up, some movies had the tag line "based on a true story". I understood that the screenwriters weren't actually in the rooms where the real characters spoke, so they had to make up lines for them.But lately the tag lines have changed to "inspired by a true story". OK, so there's more dramatic latitude.But this film says "inspired by real events". What does that mean? I'm guessing that in one game Mr. Davis scored a touchdown, and in another game the score was 24-10, and the writers "blended" these "real events" into one football game. Isn't Mr. Davis' story dramatic and interesting enough that they didn't have to do this? It's like taking two, isolated events and writing a story that connects them both. Let's see, man landed on the moon July 20, 1969 and Obama won the election in 2008. Let's see if we can somehow connect these two "real events" and making a film out of it.Mr. Davis' story is inspiring and wonderful. The film makers should be ashamed for mishandling it.

PudgyPandaMan ...lines that aren't part of any game." These are the opening lines of the film. It's speaking of the lines of segregation that were so prominent when football great, Ernie Davis, was growing up and what he had to deal with during his short, but memorable, football career.This is an inspiring story about a young black boy with great athletic ability that overcame many obstacles to rise to fame as the first black Heisman Trophy winner.I think Rob Brown did an amazing job playing Ernie. He brings a real warmth and class to his portrayal. I also liked Omar Benson Miller as Jack Buckley ( I read he was based on a player named John Brown). Miller nails the part of affable and supportive friend with occasional comic relief. Its amazing that he is 10 years older than Rob Brown - his baby face makes him look younger than his 29 years. Dennis Quaid bears some resemblance to the coach he played - although they should have grayed his hair up some.My biggest complaint is the amount of language in this film, even though it only had a PG rating. There were a ton of GD's that weren't at all necessary to the telling of the story. Okay, some will say that is the way coaches and players talk at the college level. Fine - then if you want the realism, then at least be realistic with the rating and give it a PG-13 or R. We watched this with my 12 year old son based on the PG rating. Overall, I enjoyed the film but feel the director and writers could have done something to make it more riveting and emotional. Especially the ending with the sad fate of Davis - it just wasn't presented with much heart. It almost felt like a side note to the story. The movie, while good, doesn't rise to the level of REMEMBER THE TITANS or many other sports films with racial conflict.