A High school athlete would do anything to escape the dull provincialism of his home town. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.
The movie gets into the dynamics of the high-school student body and into the tender, complicated relationship between the Cruise character and his girlfriend (Lea Thompson).
All the Right Moves is a low-key, well-acted and beautifully photographed slice-of-life "people" story.
DVDLaser
June 15, 2007
he 1983 film presents a fairly realistic portrait of high school life and is best at evoking the rhythm of emotions that come with overcast autumn days, factory layoffs, high school football and young romance. If you start examining the details of the plo
Marred by a fake happy ending that negates the predominantly gloom mood, this small-town fable is cliche-ridden, though it's nicely shot and well-acted by Tom Cruise as the restless, stifled hero just before he became a star.