Movie
description |
-Matthew
McConaughey
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
Virginia.
WE
ARE
MARSHALL,
directed
by
McG
(THE
O.C.,
FASTLANE)
tells
the
tragic
true
story
of
how
the
university
and
the
citizens
of
Huntington
rebuilt
the
football
program
and
dealt
with
the
loss
of
so
many
of
their
own.
The
university's
president,
Donald
Dedmon,
earnestly
portrayed
by
David
Strathairn
(GOOD
NIGHT,
AND
GOOD
LUCK),
hires
the
only
willing
coach
to
take
on
such
a
daunting
task,
Jack
Lengyl
(Matthew
McConaughey).
With
the
help
of
the
lone
Marshall
football
coach
Red
Dawson
(Matthew
Fox)
and
the
three
remaining
players
who
weren't
on
the
plane,
Coach
Lengyl
sets
out
to
restructure
Marshall's
team,
and
spirit.
But
for
some
in
the
community
it's
still
too
soon,
including
Paul
Griffen
(Ian
McShane)
who
lost
his
football-star
son.
They
fear
that
moving
on
so
quickly
is
disrespectful
to
those
who
died
and
to
the
loved
ones
who
still
mourn.
The
film
emphasizes
this
issue,
illustrating
the
struggle
of
that
harrowing
time
at
Marshall,
and
in
college
football
history.
Although
WE
ARE
MARSHALL
contains
a
similar
theme
to
other
sports
movies,
rising
from
adversity,
the
tragedy
of
so
many
lives
lost
in a
small
community
and
the
painful
recovery
sets
this
film
apart.
Strong
performances
by
McConaughey
(FAILURE
TO
LAUNCH)—his
wit
and
energy
adds
much
needed
doses
of
comic
relief,
Fox
(LOST),
and
McShane
(DEADWOOD)
successfully
help
bring
the
historical
and
inspiring
story
of
Marshall
University
to
the
big
screen,
a
must-see
for
all
sports
fans.
Rated
PG
Portions
of
this
page
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1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
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