the backstabbing and betrayal are played up to such a comical degree with absurd events happening left and right that Heart of Champions lacks a brain. The worst part is that with every supposedly surprising revelation, the cliches continue to pile up
Michael Shannon...effortlessly elevates the material; Michael Mailer's glossy film contains all the expected melodrama that hardcore fans of sports movies have come to expect
Michael Shannon's authoritative performance as a demanding coach is barely enough to keep this indie afloat; "Heart of Champions" clocks in at 120 minutes, a long slog during which the passage of time and the accumulation of cliches are constantly felt
by Robert Kojder [Flickering Myth ]
by Alex Saveliev [Film Threat ]
