Over the weekend, I read a news blurb about a planned biopic on the life of Joe Paterno. The rumored star of the rumored biopic was Al Pacino.

I don’t have much of a dog in this film fight. Even before the Jerry Sandusky scandal, I could not have been persuaded to willingly watch a movie about JoePa. Why? Three reasons.

First, I’m not a football fan, so a movie about a legendary coach seems like a yawn to me. From what I understand, Paterno had the same job, in the same town, for a zillion years. Sure, he won a lot of games, so he probably gave a lot of inspirational speeches and got carried around on a lot of shoulders, but where’s the drama? Where’s the challenge when you win and win and win? Continue reading “Pick a Biopic” →