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[NB: Due to file-corruption issues, this episode\'s sound isn\'t stellar; apologies for any inconvenience!] Critics were kindly disposed towards The Express, a well-meaning Ernie Davis bio-pic that seems to count on knee-jerk positive responses to 1) sports movies that 2) defy bigotry. It\'s done well, mostly, even though the dialogue really isn\'t how people speak to each other, mostly, and the traditional football-feelm structure wastes certain excellent actors while giving others more than they can handle -- so we\'re landing on "creditable, but not crucial." The Quaidosity is a more ambiguous prospect; after SDB regrettably uses the phrase "liminal space," we ponder the changing nature of the "qua" in "Quaid Qua Quaid," and DQ\'s transition from rakish pilot to avuncular coach/cop. Will Roy Williams-branded clich\\xe9 containers, teratomae of movie rage, and the birth of a weird Brittany Murphy runner add up to a victory for our side?

Overall score: 5
\\nQQQ score: 7.25
\\nDays since a lost Kuffs accident: 426
\\nDon\'t Say A Word counter: 1

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