Starring – Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid
Director – Gary Fleder
Domestic Gross – $9,793,406
Running Time – 129 minutes
"The Express" is the story of the greatest running back you’ve probably never heard of… Ernie Davis. Davis followed Jim Brown at Syracuse and became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Ernie Davis faced tremendous racism en route to a stellar career at Syracuse and dealt with it with class (see Jackie Robinson) thereby paving the way for all those to follow. Unfortunately, Davis never had a chance to play in the NFL due to serious health issues that resulted in his life ending all too soon. I have been a football fan all my life and prior to this movie had never heard of Ernie Davis. This is the best kind of biopic. It tells a poignant and entertaining story of someone you should have heard of, but may never had. At over 2 hours you could make the case that it’s a little too long, but I never found myself looking at the clock. Definitely check this one out, but expect it to get dusty in the end like Brian’s Song.
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