We are...Marshall
Toni Merriss
Issue date: 1/25/07 Section: Reviews
A single night can change lives forever. A devastating night for Marshall University's football team in 1970 is a prime example of that. On their journey back from an away game 75 members of the football team, coaches and fans were killed when their plane crashed.
The movie We Are Marshall is based on the true story of not only rebuilding a football program but also a town's belief in their school.
Hoping to help, Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) signs on as the head coach and enlists Red Dawson (Matthew Fox), who was one of the few left from the original team of coaches.
Due to lack of players, the school petitions the NCAA to allow them to play freshmen, something that was unheard of back then. After finally gaining the needed permission, this school is on the track to having a football team. There is only one thing left that they need...players.
Trying to maximize on the school's athletic program, the coaches check out players from various other sports on campus, turning basketball, baseball and soccer players into football players.
While many in the school and town have no problem with them establishing a new team, there are those who believe that doing so is not honoring their memory but really disgracing it.
It is the job of the entire team to bring those feelings around.
Even though this movie can at times feel a little like a Disney movie, the overall concept is one that leaves a warm buzzing inside.
On multiple occasions, goose-bumps popped up on my arms and legs reminding me that we are all human, and life can change its mind at any given time for any of us.
The real story in this movie is recovering from the single flight that stole so much from so many.
GAMECOCKS:
THREE 1/2
The movie We Are Marshall is based on the true story of not only rebuilding a football program but also a town's belief in their school.
Hoping to help, Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) signs on as the head coach and enlists Red Dawson (Matthew Fox), who was one of the few left from the original team of coaches.
Due to lack of players, the school petitions the NCAA to allow them to play freshmen, something that was unheard of back then. After finally gaining the needed permission, this school is on the track to having a football team. There is only one thing left that they need...players.
Trying to maximize on the school's athletic program, the coaches check out players from various other sports on campus, turning basketball, baseball and soccer players into football players.
While many in the school and town have no problem with them establishing a new team, there are those who believe that doing so is not honoring their memory but really disgracing it.
It is the job of the entire team to bring those feelings around.
Even though this movie can at times feel a little like a Disney movie, the overall concept is one that leaves a warm buzzing inside.
On multiple occasions, goose-bumps popped up on my arms and legs reminding me that we are all human, and life can change its mind at any given time for any of us.
The real story in this movie is recovering from the single flight that stole so much from so many.
GAMECOCKS:
THREE 1/2
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