Surprisingly incoherent and boring

one of my absolute favorites!

From my favorite movies..

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Read through these reviews and you'll find an overhwelming number of comments that reaffirm the same things - how inspiring this movie is, how perfectly played the role of Rudy is by Sean Astin, even how good the background music is. All of these things are true, in spades. It feels great to watch someone work so hard and overcome so many obstacle to reaching his (or her) goal, because when they succeed we're happy for them - even if they're not a real person, as was Rudy.I've lived in Indiana for 20 years and I have to say, it gives me a good feeling to see how well and warmly Indiana and Hoosiers are regarded in movies like this. Rudy, Hoosiers, Breaking Away... all are inspiring stories of real or realistic people beating tremendous odds to accomplish something. I like the portrayal we in the Midwest get in these films - that we're basic, down-to-Earth, good people. I doubt that I will ever move away from Indiana; I love this state too much.Anyhow, back to the film... so many films lose my interest halfway through but this one didn't. I stayed up and watched it to the end. And it's one of those movies that until you've seen the whole thing and had a day or two for it to 'sink in', you don't realize just how good it is. This film is a gem. I'm not partial to superheroes, explosions, or disasters... I like a good story though, and it doesn't need to have cost $100 million to be good. A great plot, well-cast actors and realistic dialog will hook me in while the latest thing Batman or Star Trek are doing won't make me bat an eye.I'm very glad I saw this human and enjoyable film.

In the very final scene when everyone is running, all the players have their names written on their shirts. Where is "Rudy" on the 45 shirt. For a movie that builds up tension for that exact moment, it really is incomprehensible that the main character, even though he isn't a starter for his team, doesn't have a shirt with his name on it in complete contrast with everyone else. Unless that's what happened in real life, it's a pretty big mistake for arguably one of the best football movies ever. Apart from this, and several other chronological mostly mistakes that other people indicated, it's a pretty good movie well worth the viewers time.

No matter how small you are, how much of an outsider you might appear to be, even to your own family, if you have a dream and you really fight for it, with all that you have, ignoring all the setbacks and people that try to talk you out of it, you will reach your goal. This is essentially what the story of this movie will tell you and in a way make you believe. More than any other movie I ever watched before, Rudy is the perfect example to illustrate a quote that I heard a motivational speaker mention once: "We are all self-made but only the successful will admit it". Rudy truly is a self-made successful guy. Against all the odds, he became the player of the Notre Dame team when he wasn't even tall enough to reach the kitchen cabinet. More than ever before I believe that my dream is possible!

I saw this movie for the first time when I was in middle school some years back. Back then they showed every student this movie in the seventh grade, but I really fell in love with it. I remember just being in awe and really getting into it.Especially seeing as I'm a girl and girls don't like football or sports movies. But its one really transcends genders. The music really plays a key part and can move you to tears. The acting was spot on and its impossible not to identify with Rudy.Its the type of movie that when someone says they don't really care for it, you're like"That's blasphemy!" How could you not like it? Plus there are some great appearances by some movie stars, before they made it big. Every time I watch this movie or hear the music, I'am inspired.