Rated: PG
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian McShane
Director: McG

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Synopsis: Football is a game that knocks you down, then expects you to get back up. Life hit the West Virginia town of Huntington and its Marshall University even harder. When it did, Jack Lengyel came by to help pull them onto their feet by taking the job no one wanted: rebuilding the Marshall football program only months after a plane crash wiped out Marshall's beloved Thundering Herd.

Matthew McConaughey portrays Lengyel, the energetic, compassionate coach of inexperienced players whose chances of victory are slim and none. They'll go with the slim. And as they do, their true-life story of heart, healing, and football will thrill and inspire you. It's game day. Time to play till the whistle blows!

DVD Features:

• Documentary
  
• Trailer
  

Critique:

Another sports film...that is the first thing I thought when I saw the trailer to this flick. Of course, I have been known to be wrong every now and then with my pre-screening assumptions. While it isn't the most epic of films, it still brings forth the heartening tale with accuracy and passion. Something any sports fan will surely tune in to.

More than just a sports triumph, however, it is a human triumph. It effectively sheds light on a story from 36 years past, illustrating the effects a tragic plane crash, killing 75 people, including 39 members of the Marshall football team, had on a community November 14, 1970.  McConaughey gives a great performance, complemented by a great supporting cast.  

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