Critic Reviews

Rob Brown (Stop-Loss) gives a graceful, understated performance as Ernie Davis.

Even if you already knew the facts, you won’' be able to help but reflect in awe at how much progress in the fight against discrimination has been made on a societal level.

While Ernie's on-field accomplishments were extraordinary, it was the environment in which he struggled to achieve them that makes him the worthy subject of a motion picture.

Involving and inspiring in the way a good movie about sports almost always is.

Despite appealing performances and kinetic football scenes, the storytelling is mostly conventional.

Deserves plenty of credit for exploring racial issues story in more realistic terms.

Thanks to a rock-solid performance by Dennis Quaid, nice historical touches and energetic direction by Gary Fleder, the tried-and-true formula is given a welcome shot of adrenaline.

The Express finesses a cinematic hat trick: It's entertaining, deeply moving and genuinely important.

If a movie of this kind didn't traffic in overstatement, it wouldn't be doing its job, which is to provide a strong dose of simple, rousing emotion.

Has Dennis Quaid really never played a college football coach before? With his handsome, craggy face and likable intensity, he was born for the job, and he's the main attraction in The Express.