The Last Whistle

There is a concept of an interesting premise here, but it is not very well put together. Acting isn't great either.

The worst sports movie ever made. There is literally one scene in the entire film worth watching and it comes at the very start. A minute or two of an actual high school football game. That's the last game play you will get. Instead you will get a story of a player dying at training after being overworked by the coach. The coach only caring about his potential college career. Coupled with some horrendously over the top writing where the college scout, acts as if the coach is in the wrong. Not for the player dying, but because the next game doesn't go ahead. The game doesn't go ahead because of the coach either. The coach wants it to go ahead, solely to be able to impress the scout. You then get about 5 empty bar drinking alone scenes, a scene where the coach holds a signed football with the dead players name written in capital letters in bright silver. A court case against the coach by the players mother. All of this may sound like a story where a coach realises that winning isn't everything. Nope, instead it's a story of the coach being vindicated. No consequences for him at the end. I stayed with it, thinking the ending would be worth it. It was not. Watch if you want to waste your time. If you want an actual decent football movie with actual football in it. Rewatch Friday Night Lights.

The last whistle may have a decent performance from its lead actor and it tells a decent story but overall the movie is just pretty bland. The supporting performances aren’t very good, the football scenes are poorly shot, and the dialogue is not interesting. It’s definitely a very low budget film and it kind of shows. Feels like a lifetime movie of the week than anything. With better talent and a bigger budget this could’ve been a decent film.

Underrated movie for a sports fan. Growing up lessons for young people as they aren't invincible. Especially applicable in this COVID era.

A straight-line high school football tale that's grounded by horrendous acting from most of the cast.

I feel the screen writer did not know much about football for some of the stuff the characters do is not somthin high school coaches or schools would do in general.

Very stoic. Quite bland, but a good feel movie. Good to pass the time, otherwise, pass.

Poor acting. Full of cliches. Football scenes are poorly choreographed and very unrealistic. Not accurate potrayal of high school football. Coach Vick's many solo bar scenes get redundant after a while. Does bad job of trying to emulate scenes from all the good football movies....sadly The Ladt Whistle is not one of them.

This movie was lots of fun.

“Last Whistle” is a Great movie that embraces the following quote, “Only God Can Judge Me”. It deals with our limitation of not seeing the whole picture hence therefore why God Can Only Judge. It deals with how those involved had to Love there Enemy but not have to like them. God will bring the better version that is deep within us trying to break through as in a volcano - through His “Fire of Love” which is purifying suffering getting rid of the impurities within us. The movie also shows how we must be detached except for Him and that all fall short except for God who is Our Father, Brother and Greatest friend!