Movie #172 "We Are Marshall" was on t.v. last night and it was in my queue so I decided to watch it. It starts with a whole bunch of action and conflict with the tragic plane crash. From there, it's a lot of football, crying, and loud talking by Matthew McConaughey (who looks most comfortable in this part so I'm thinking that shyness and charisma and genteelness I've ever seen from him was all an act) . I didn't get much from it ---- I guess if I knew more football I would have understood why they were having a difficult time playing the game and the pressure the freshmen faced after the struggle to be allowed to just play. I don't think the acting was good enough to draw me into the film because I ended up not feeling close to anyone in the film. So I guess I'm saying it's okay, but esp. for all those people out there that want to watch football in a movie. I prefer this year's "Blind Side" for my football fix.
Average rating: 3.931
I would give it 3 stars
We Are Marshall
(2006) PG
After a plane crash takes the lives of most of Marshall University's football team, new coach Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) must rally the surviving players and a grieving community to victory in this inspiring drama based on actual events. The film follows Lengyel and his assistant coach (Matthew Fox) as they try to renew Marshall's football program and help the close-knit West Virginia town of Huntington find new hope.
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