3 stars (out of 4)  Loosely based on a true story, "Madison"
tells the familiar tale of a small town struggling with a waning
primary industry (here, river transportation) that seeks respect
through athletic enterprise (hydroplane boat racing)—think
"Hoosiers" or "Breaking Away," but with boats.  Set in 1971
Madison, Ind., a once-thriving Ohio River port about midway
between Cincinnati and Louisville, it stars James Caviezel ("The
Passion of the Christ") as Jim McCormick, an air-conditioning
repairman and once-promising hydroplane boat pilot. McCormick
climbed out of the pilot seat after a bad wreck but became part
of the shore crew for the Miss Madison, a town-owned hydroplane
boat. Now past its prime, but once a champion-caliber craft,
Miss Madison remains a point of pride for the townsfolk who
gather to watch its sputtering test runs as the crew labors to
make it competitive.  Filmed in 2001, the obstacles that appear
in McCormick's life were probably good practice for Caviezel's
turn as Jesus. He doesn't