The Express: The Ernie Davis Story

A great film, Ernie Davis was a fantastic player. The movie had some Hollywoodized moments, but in the extra section they were addressed.

A great movie. We purchase a lot of movie dvd's and this was a great addition to our collection.

The young, stuttering Ernie Davis posts a picture of Jackie Robinson on his wall - "this man is doing alot without sayin' nothin." Then Ernie goes on to run his highschool football team to victories & Syracuse University to a National Championship title game in Texas, a bastion of prejudice in the deep south.I bought this movie as my Papa's Fathers Day gift (Football theme- a sure bet!) but the whole family enjoyed the movie (which we've seen twice already - it's that good!) Acting is superb - the young actor who plays Ernie actually looks like the real Ernie - the football sequences are excellent, & the terrible prejudices all too real. Dennis Quaid plays the Syracuse coach extremely well...all about football, but gradually realizing (through Ernie) that so much more is at stake.Outstanding movie of overcoming...overcoming hate, prejudice, and even indifference..through being the best God made Ernie Davis to be..a football player who leads his team to victory & wins the Heisman Trophy - making history. Sad to see the ending (will not give away..) but even in that, a good point for family discussion (life can't be all about just one thing - football..)Highly recommend -- plus enjoyed the DVD special feature interviews with the real Jim Brown, Ernie Davis family, actors et all..

i am a syracuse alum.....familiar with the campus and football history and program

This is a great movie. Showed up right on time.

Being a Browns fan, reliving the loss of Ernie Davis was sad, but they did a good job.

it is unfortunate that parts of this movie, for example, the Syracuse-West Virginia game, which took place in Syracuse, are not historically accurate, because this is a great movie, juxtaposing Ernie's youth and football career with the emerging civil rights movement and the struggle for racial equality. Rob Brown as Davis captures the courage and dignity of Ernie, whether battling racism or fighting leukemia. Several of Ernie's teammates from Syracuse were interviewd about the movie and although they praised Dennis Quaid's performance as their ex-coach they were dismayed at the scene depicting the W.V.-S.U. game, in which Coach pulled Davis, leading to words between them. NEVER HAPPENED and did not portray the player-coach relationship accurately. The special features with interviews with Jim Brown, and teammat John Brown and other teammates are a nice bonus. Great jobs by Charles Dutton, as Ernie's grandfather and Quaid. Football scenes were well done. I am surprised this movie did not do better at the box office. I would have given it 5 stars but I deducted a star because of the historic inaccuracies depicted in the movie.

I would use this film during transition periods in my classroom, like at the end of the semester, before a holiday break, before beginning another novel, etc. I always had students answer questions and/or complete a movie review so I was able to tie it into the curriculum easily.

Super film. Très content de l'avoir dans ma collection

Great movie

Good condition

Bought this for my son as part of his Christmas present. The DVD arrived before schedule and in perfect condition. A hit with my son! He and his uncle are planning a movie night (or two) to watch the 4 football movies I bought for him.

I did not know that a great football player (1st Heismann winner for a black). Should not be that way. The trophy was for excellence and the color of the skin should not matter.