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(More customer reviews)I have to disagree with the negative comments regarding this movie. I love "Coach." I loved it when I first saw it on television when I was 15, and I love it today. Cathy Lee Crosby's character just breathes intelligence and decency. Her on-screen chemistry with the Michael Biehn character (in his first movie role) is nice to watch. Their relationship is based on a fair amount of sexual attraction (and shouldn't that be the case with a person with whom you're going to have a sexual relationship?) but it's also based on mutual admiration and respect. They LIKE each other. And they don't simply jump into bed together, they spend time over numerous dates getting to know each other before nature finally takes its course.
Perhaps many might argue that a 30ish female high school basketball coach shouldn't be having sex with one of her 18-year old players, no matter how perfect they are for each other, aside from the difference in their ages. In a typical movie, this would a morality tale, we'd see them both exposed, disgraced, Randy would lose her job, etc. Ah, the course of true love ne'er runs true. Downer! What I love, perhaps most of all, about this movie, is it doesn't do that. This is an anti-morality tale. (Not to be confused with an immorality tale - I consider both the main characters wonderfully principled folk.) In this movie, the two main characters defy convention, fall in love despite the fact many blue-noses might disapprove, they have a wonderful time, truly enjoy each other....and they GET AWAY WITH IT.
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