We Are Marshall (2006)
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Critic Consensus: Matthew McConaughey almost runs We Are Marshall to the end zone, but can't stop it from taking the easy, feel-good route in memorializing this historic event in American sports.
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Cast
as Jack Lengyel
as Red Dawson
as President Dedmon
as Annie Cantrell
as Paul Griffen
as Nate Ruffin
as Carole Dawson
as Sandy Lengyel
as Tom Bogdan
as Mickey Jackson
as Reggie Oliver
as Gene Morehouse
as Julie
as Shalhoop
as Mrs. Shaw
as Jim McNally
as Steven Morehouse
as Gail Morehouse
as Keith Morehouse
as Terry Gardner
as Bill James
as Randy Linden
as Lloyd Boone
as Lucas Booth
as Hutch Davis
as Chris Griffen
as Doris Stillwell
as Blake Smith
as Mr. Booth
as Mrs. Morehouse
as Bobby Bowden
as George Olson
as President's Secretary
as Ernie Salvatore
as Katie
as Peter Lengyel
as David Lengyel
as Jane
as Danny
as Young Keith Morehouse
as Gas Station Attendant
as Julie Lengyel
as Fireman No. 1
as Airport Booster No. 1
as Man In The Rain
as Beer Freshman
as W.V. Player
as Baseball Runner
as President's Secretary
as Baseball Catcher
as Player No. 3
as Father
as Diner Student No. 1
as Xavier No. 19
as Man In The Car At The Theater
as Referee
as Game Announcer
as Player No. 4
as Freshman #3
as Janitor
as Trainer
as Marshall No. 51
as Ticket Taker
as Steel Worker
as Fireman No. 2
as Freshman No. 2
as Barrier Policeman
as Freshman No. 1
as Diner Student No. 2
as Game Announcer
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Critic Reviews for We Are Marshall
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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.
We Are Marshall isn't about grief or loss, but how these things can be overcome. It's uplifting, but shallow.
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.
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.
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.
We Are Marshall is a bit of a shame, because the subject matter could have been something special in the hands of stronger filmmakers.
Audience Reviews for We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall is an over bearing cliché riddled feel good film that unfortunately doesn't deliver. This is the type of film we've seen many times before. This film doesn't work and is quite tiresome. I really didn't enjoy the film, and was very disappointed in the way it turned out. I was very much looking forward in seeing this film, and when I did, the only thing I noticed was the standard sports clichés set to a real life tragedy. The film did start off well, but afterwards it played on it clichés to deliver its entertainment. The cast seem to overdo their performances on-screen. Overall there is nothing really good to take away from this film. The film is too predictable, and it ends up being another feel good sports drama. There's nothing within the film to really make it a stand out film, and it doesn't break new ground or do anything new in the genre. We Are Marshall is the same old tired out formula that seems to plague sports dramas. With this film, there's really no performance that really stands out. I felt the cast was pretty bland. I felt that considering that this is a true story, there could have been a lot more effort put into it. But in the end, We Are Marshall is a cliché riddled film that simply is no different than any other films in this genre. There are better films out there, than this one. We Are Marshall simply don't deliver anything new or refreshing, something that is much needed in this genre. Expect a film with lots of clichés with this one, and you may not be disappointed. I for one, was, and didn't think too much of this film.
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Movie based on a true story about a town called Huntingdon who lost their university football team and staff in a tragic plane accident. The president if the school wants to abandon the football programme but some students convince him not to. He employs football coach and assistant coach - two Matthews. Looks at hope from tragedy. Good cast.
Super Reviewer
I personall though it was sweet. Mathew Mcaughnahey is a good actor, the plot was great for 20 minutes but then became another football movie. It was a fun, classy movie and is I really liked it.
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We Are Marshall Quotes
| Jack Lengyel: | ls that the Ohio Valley Coal line? The same one that went off the tracks near Akron last winter? |
| Red Dawson: | Yep. That's the one. |
| Jack Lengyel: | Back on track. |
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