Reception
Remember the Titans has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes provides links to 132 reviews, 73% of which are positive. The critical consensus is that the film is "an inspirational crowd-pleaser with a healthy dose of social commentary," and that it was "well-crafted and features terrific performances." Conversely, it has a score of 43 on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing "The movie is heartfelt, yes, and I was moved by it, but it plays safe." However Empire magazine called the movie "pretty bad" awarding it two stars out of a possible five.
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