Brian's Song

Media:	DVD
Directed by:	John Gray
Starring:	Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher
Release date:	02 September, 2003
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Brian's Song

Average rating: Stars

Not my type of movie

I thought this movie was terrible. I was bored throughout the entire movie, and it just more and more boring by the minute. This is not the kind of movie I like. It might be a good movie for a lot of people, but I hated it. Then again, the critics hated a lot of my favorite movies, and I don't really like a lot of movies the critics liked, which is why I gave it three stars. It's probably a great movie, but I didn't like it at all, so if you're like me, and you like movies like Catwoman, New York Minute, and From Justin To Kelly, you will probably not like this movie, but if you're into movies like Titanic, Gone With the Wind, and Casablanca, you will probably like it.

Brian's Song - Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher

An adequate remake of the true story of Brian and Gayle

This version is an adequate retelling of the story of Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers, and Piccolo's fight with cancer. When I saw it I was somewhat let down, since it seemed to lack the emotional punch and era realism of the 1971 original.

I found the combination of Billy Dee Williams and James Caan to be a more believable and approachable duo than Sean Maher and Mekhi Phifer. Though the newer version is worth a look, I wouldn't run right out and buy it without seeing it first.

In summary, this movie presents a good retelling, but, in my opinion, lacks the emotional punch and character development of the 1971 original.

Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher - Brian's Song

This or the original is fine...KNOW BRIANS SONG!

Brian Piccolo was a strong football player. He was good friends with the man whose job he competed for, Chicago Bears Running back Gale Sayers.

Based in part on the autobiography of Gale Sayers, an Football Hall of Fame inductee and one of the finest halfbacks in the history of the game, this made-for-TV drama recounts the true story of Sayers (Mekhi Phifer) and his friendship with fellow Chicago Bears player Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher). In the mid-'60s, when Sayers joined the Bears, he was not welcomed by all members of the team, but soon developed a friendly rivalry with Piccolo, a running back who was gunning for the same place on the team as Sayers. Sensing a tension between the two men that might be used to make better players, coach George Halas (Ben Gazarra) decided to make Sayers and Piccolo roommates at training camp and on the road - a decision that quickly became controversial, since Sayers was African-American and Piccolo was white. However, rivalry grew into respect, and when Sayers suffered a serious knee injury, Piccolo became the man who helped guide him through the difficult process of rehabilitation. Sayers not only returned to the team, he become a star player, but in time it became Sayers' turn to help Piccolo when Brian learned that a lingering illness was actually cancer.

A remake of one of the most acclaimed made-for-TV movies ever (with James Caan and Billy Dee Williams as Piccolo and Sayers), Brian's Song also features Elise Neal as Linda Sayers and Janessa Crimi as Lori Piccolo, the players' wives.