Walmart and P&G are bringing you another family movie night this Saturday, September 3 at 8/7c on NBC. I have posted before how much I love Walmart and P&G’s family movie nights because they are always a family friendly movie with a great message. One for us as a family to watch and enjoy.
This Saturday’s movie is no different. “Tackling The Past” is all about choices, priorities and learning from your past. Here is a quick synopsis:
Pro football star Jake Walker is living the dream… or so he thinks. The veteran tight end is a fan favorite and on pace to set the all-time receiving yards record that will guarantee him a spot in the Hall of Fame. While working out at training camp, Jake receives an unexpected call from his brother Dean – their father Frank has suffered a major heart attack. Jake immediately leaves practice and returns to Riverton, North Carolina, the small hometown he’s avoided for nearly 15 years. Memories of glory and regret flood his mind as he returns to the family and friends he abandoned in pursuit of his career. Jake dutifully visits with Frank and Dean, but hurt and misunderstanding from the past begins to resurface, leaving him counting the days until he can return to his team.
A second unexpected call, this time from his agent, delivers Jake another crushing blow. His contract is not being renewed amid concerns about his surgically repaired knee. Suddenly, the life Jake knows is over. To avoid the media circus around this news, Jake reluctantly decides to extend his stay in Riverton. Attempting to make the best of the situation, he begins reconnecting with the community that once revered him. Jake is reintroduced to Sarah, his high school sweetheart, and helps Dean take over their father’s high school coaching job.
Surprisingly impacted by the people around him, the real Jake begins to emerge from behind his armor to see that life is much more than the accumulation of personal stats. But when Jake’s offered a lucrative new contract to play for another team, he is forced to decide whether to go back to the career he thought he loved, or stay in Riverton and embrace the people who always believed in him.
Through Mom Central I had the chance to see this movie early and it was one that my family and I will pull together to watch this coming Saturday. This movie centered around football shows what it means to pull together as a team. Whether that team is an actual sports team or your family, it shows that in the end it’s rewarding to work together than rather to try to look out for just yourself.
With an amazingly talented cast, that includes Catherine Hicks (7th Heaven) and Beau Bridges (I knew that was a voice related to Jeff Bridges the minute I heard it) this movie kept my interest from start to finish. Because it revolves around football I am sure the rest of my family will love it as well. We have loved sports movies with a good lesson and this one is no different. I love that Walmart and P&G have partnered together to bring things to the television that the whole family can watch together.
Check out a sneak peak of the movie so you’ll be ready:
To learn more head over to the Family Movie Night website and the Family Movie Night Facebook Don’t forget to tune in this Saturday (9/3/11) at 8/7c on NBC to see the premiere of “Tackling The Past“.
“I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of P&G and received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.”
Toni Patton
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