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12/30/06
We Are Marshall (2006)
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Reviews Counted:124
Fresh:60
Rotten:64
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Matthew McConaughey almost runs We Are Marshall to the end zone, but can't stop it from taking the easy, feel-good route in memorializing this historic event in American sports.
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In November 1970, a plane carrying almost the entire Marshall University football team, its staff and fans crashed, killing 75 people in all and devastating the small town of Huntington, West... [More]
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, David Strathairn, Matthew Fox, Huntley Ritter
Director: McG
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12/30/06
It would be easier to tolerate the movie's mile-wide sentimental streak if [director] McG seemed genuinely interested in exploring the confusing mix of emotions that follows a horrible tragedy.
12/28/06
Even with the triumphant ending, it's still a lot of tragedy to get over in life, let alone in one evening.
12/27/06
The story of how Marshall University and the residents of Huntington "rose from the ashes" is inspiring. But the film version isn't.
12/27/06
There’s genuine emotion in this movie, and wide-ranging ones at that. There’s the shock of loss, the struggle in moving forward, the fear of failure and the joy of putting one’s passion into a good cause, regardless of the results.
12/27/06
A strong cast [is] shortchanged by a director who can't trust his audience to feel anything not loaded with exclamation points.
12/27/06
Too long and too talky. It takes 40 minutes for star Matthew McConaughey to make his first appearance.
12/27/06
Subtlety is not a word in this director’s vocabulary. The odd thing is, the story is so powerful that you don’t really object to McG’s methodology.
12/27/06
I loved this movie. It is never overly sentimental.....it is simply the honest tale of a rebirth of a community deeply in pain.
12/27/06
The film's second half is the more traditional and expected practice field/game day footage, where we follow the fortunes of the team ----- scenes we've all seen before.
12/27/06
When McG gets to the big-game finale, he fumbles big-time, going for a deflating victory at the expense of emotional truth.
12/26/06
Reaches for inspiration but finds mediocrity.
12/26/06
Unlike a lot of sports movies, it doesn’t end with a championship or a great upset over a powerhouse. The real victory on the Marshall campus was in fielding a team that honored and respected the legacy of the 1970 team.
12/26/06
A touching story turns into an ordinary movie-of-the-week.
12/26/06
We Are Marshall is never as emotionally draining as this material requires, but it gives it the old college try and comes close to succeeding.
12/23/06
We Are Marshall has plenty of heart. Unfortunately, that heart is dipped in a vat of caramel and topped with marshmallows.
12/22/06
Bittersweet football flick less concerned with gridiron feats than with how members of a tight-knit community deal with their grief in the wake of a disaster.
12/22/06
This unforgettable and incredible true story of tragedy and triumph in the face of overwhelming odds is a striking testament to the power of the human spirit.
12/22/06
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