We Are Marshall

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andrew H @andrew512 Aug 13 although i hate football this movie is one of the best sports movies ever. See more Chris B @Papa13070 May 12 We Are Marshall is an uplifting true story about how faith and courage can overcome difficult circumstances. The movie is not about some great team that wins the "Big Game" and overplayed sports miracles, its about how a football team, a university, and a town experiences unimaginable tragedy, and how the efforts of Coach Jack Lengyel helped the town cope with their terrible loss. McConaughey is a little over the top as Lengyel but all his performance does not detract from the story. McG actually did a very good job directing with certain scenes, like the plane crash, the governor's meeting, and the last play and deserves some credit for a job well done. Many movies are often not dramatic enough, or emotional enough, We Are Marshall might actually be a little too dramatic and heart wrenching, it is extremely difficult watching this movie for the first time to not cry at least once. Ignore the opinions of the critics for once and give this film a chance, it is absolutely worth it. See more John W @RT38625431 Mar 19 This is one of the best movies I have seen, looking at these critics reviews I realized how far from real people they are, trash comes out and the critics rave something beautiful and life transforming comes out and the critics trash it. It was an Excellent movie had me weeping tears. So good I bought the DVD and prime video. See more C.B. F. @BonJorno Jan 2 There really isn't a "sports" story to tell here. Marshall was a terrible football team before the crash and they were a terrible football team after the crash. The real story is about the school and the town; which was not the focus here. Also M.M. does some bizarre and distracting character work here. See more Omar T @omar.hamad Dec 24 So it’s a classic sports movie, no plot; however, I enjoyed it very much, loved the dialogue between the new head coach and the other characters. One point I didn’t like was that the characters’ development is so weak because of the focus on the main character only. I think that if the director had focused on the side characters, that would give us a better version. Matthew McConaughey’s performance was beyond greatness. This is his best character, a cowboy style. When you watch his performance, he pulls you in, making it feel like he’s speaking straight to you. Overall, the movie deserved to be watched. Nothing new, just a classic one, but Matthew made it worth the time, in addition to the true story. I give it a solid 7/10. See more James A @RT28532603 08/15/2025 I am biased since I am from WV and graduated from Marshall in 1988. This horrible tragedy was of a magnitude that can't be comprehended. Many of the players were local as were the boosters and staff. There were WEEKS of local funerals. The movie is about the rebuilding of not only a football program, but of a university. Yeah, they take some dramatic license and things that are portrayed did not happen. But, the team did upset Xavier at home and started winning in the 1980s and kept on winning in the 1990s and early 2000s. In fact, they went 21 seasons without a losing record. That's the triumph. Those teams after the crash built the foundation. The movie is about picking up the flag and marching on. See more Read all reviews

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