The Longshots is a funny and heartwarming story of the the first and only girl quarterback in Pop Warner football history. Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube) - a down-on-his-luck former high school football star - turns his niece, Jasmine (Keke Palmer), into the quarterback of the local team, the Minden Browns, and gets his stride back when he becomes the team coach. With Curtis as their new leader and their pigtail-wearing star player, this team of misfits wins its way to the the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the small city of Minden, Illinois, is ignited with team spirit, town pride and the glory it once knew.
This is your typical underdog sports movie. You know full well how its going to turn out and all of the hurdles that will be taken to get there. It really makes no difference that it was a girl doing it all. Its the same song and dance. I still somehow end up enjoying these movies no matter what. Its a pretty good message movie for kids . . . . . especially young girls.
I'd recommend people checking this out via rental. Its not a must-see by any means and could wait for cable, but if your interests were piqued by the ads for it - go ahead and rent it.
