We Are Marshall
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, new coach Jack Lengyel arrives on the scene, determined to rebuild Marshall's Thundering Herd and heal a grieving community in the process.
20 April 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 April 1981, Belize, Central America
1 July 1964, Stuttgart, Germany
8 December 1975, Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 July 1966, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA
19 March 1951, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
19 May 1978, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
23 September 1985, Albany, Georgia, USA
27 February 1983, Bedford, New York, USA
17 June 1953, Canton, Georgia, USA
20 January 1977, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
13 May 1975, Toms River, New Jersey, USA
18 February 1951, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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September 28, 2007
We Are Marshall is not a bad movie; it is a potentially nice, familiar movie unfortunately marred by the unspeakably awful performance of Matthew McConaughey.
December 22, 2006
We Are Marshall isn't about grief or loss, but how these things can be overcome. It's uplifting, but shallow.
December 22, 2006
We Are Marshall is a bit of a shame, because the subject matter could have been something special in the hands of stronger filmmakers.
September 17, 2007
A sentimental, simplistically inspiring movie that leans heavily on Matthew McConaughey's substantial energy and charisma for its success.
February 28, 2008
McConaughey campily channels Jon Stewart channeling George W. Bush for his impersonation of Lengyel.
December 26, 2006
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.
December 22, 2006
This was undeniably a horrific event for the victims' families friends, colleagues as well as for the entire community. But the movie seems to almost exploit this tragedy so it can make audiences weep, and ultimately, cheer.
November 20, 2007
...would've benefited from the presence of virtually any other actor in the central role...
March 24, 2007
What allows We Are Marshall to stand above many of the other 2006 sports movies is both the undeniable power of the story itself and the strong ensemble McG gathered to tell it.
December 22, 2006
A series of montage and anecdotal vignettes follows as they recruit a whole new team, learn lessons from the catastrophe, lose and then win, with plenty of sentimentality sprinkled over the whole thing.
September 08, 2007
Despite its best intentions, there is much in We Are Marshall that holds it back from being the best it can be.
December 22, 2006
What's missing is any kind of insight into the lives of the dead players or the members of the Young Thundering Herd who rise up to replace them.
