In what is possibly an attempt to create a new cross-genre - the psychological sports horror - the film shows rising star American footballer Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) attacked brutally the night before being scouted, resulting in a possibly career-ending brain injury that leads him to an increasingly extreme and unhinged boot camp run by his idol (Marlon Wayans). It is a flabby, messy, melodramatic and overlong movie but provides a reasonably entertaining genre ride, boosted by another engaging and committed lead performance by Withers and a solid Wayans. Seemingly a critique of the ruthlessness of the professional game, the film tries hard and does not hold back on violent images but is not sharp enough and too meandering as satire and ultimately falls short.
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