3 stars out of 5
"We are Marshall" is the true story of the rebuilding of the Marshall football team after the tragic 1970 plane crash that killed most of the team. Matthew McConaughey stars as the gutsy coach who takes the position and Jack from Lost costars as his assistant coach.
On the outset, this looks like a great movie - true story about college football - it looks like Remember the Titans all over again. However, the big difference here is that a central part of the story revolves around the town and team dealing with the death of the team and playing in their shadow. Thus, the focus of the movie is not really football like you might have hoped for, but rather death and moving on. It was actually kind of depressing.
The end did have some decent football, but it was too little and far too slow in coming. There was also a fun scene involving a young Bobby Bowden, but his role is limited. Overall, I would not recommend this movie.
Side Note: The movie is directed by someone who just refers to himself as "McG". That should have been a warning sign to me.
2 comments:
I have noticed the name "McG" on a LOT of stuff lately, it makes me laugh every time.
i'm surprised. i've heard nothing but positive about this movie. i've not seen it yet, though.
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