Endgame (2015 film)
Endgame is a 2015 American biographical drama film starring Rico Rodriguez, Justina Machado, Efren Ramirez and Ivonne Coll. It is based on the true story of real life teacher Jose Juan "J.J." Guajardo.Plot
Cast
- Rico Rodriguez as Jose
- Efren Ramirez as Coach Alvarado
- Justina Machado as Karla
- Jon Gries as Principal Thomas
- Valente Rodriguez as Coach Stevens
- Cassie Brennan as Sandy
- Xavier Gonzalez as Miguel
- Alina Herrera as Dani
- Ivonne Coll as Abuela
- Ivan Cisneros as Peter
- Alesta Orta as Suzie
- Glynn Praesel as Jim Tharpe
- Jon Steven Flores as Checkmate Jacob Stewart
- Daniel Wolfe as Last Year's Champ
- Rodrigo Macouzet as Checkmate Paul
- Noel Rivera as Checkmate Coach
Production
The film was shot in Brownsville, Texas.Reception
According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.19/10. Matt Fagerholm of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars. Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five. Dann Gire of the Daily Herald awarded the film two stars.
