Disney and inspirational sports movies go hand-in-hand like Kevin Costner and sports movies, so what do you get when these two forces come together on one? You get McFarland, USA, the true story of how an unlikely team overcomes the odds to become champions. Cue the sweeping, patriotic music please.
Directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider), McFarland, USA centers on Jim White, a track coach who arrives at the titular economically-depressed town and helps the Latino cross country team become champions. Of course he has a good deal of adversity to deal with like learning all of their names (they're all named Diaz!!!! *har har har*) and finding common ground with those he has little in common with, but of course he does it because that's what these kinds of cheesy films are all about. So you've got economic hardship, the immigrant story, that whole American Dream "melting pot" thing, and Costner. Audiences tend to eat this stuff up with a spoon so we'll see if they take to McFarland, USA the same way on February 20th 2015.
