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