So, I’ve found the upside to being forced to sit down all the time. More MOVIES! Soon this will get boring, but for now I am enjoying the life of being entertained.
We Are Marshall is the story of a university football team that is killed in a plane crash on the way home from a game. The university and town must rebuild their lives and their football team at the same time. First of all, I always love true stories because, well, they are true. And I like seeing the power that people have to pull together and succeed, despite challenges. This movie does a fairly good job of representing this unquenchable human spirit through the remaining 3 football players and the members of the town that support the recovering football program.
However, Matthew McConaughey weirded me out. His disjointed dialogue and inability to have a normal conversation with anyone left me confused. Not to mention the hairdo. The movie runs fairly slow, so don’t watch it on a tired night. Also, it wasn’t quite the tearjerker I was expecting. I would have liked more beginning scenes, where we get to know the players who passed away. Having the crash in the first two minutes didn’t give me enough time to get to know the players and coaches so that I could really feel for them and their families.
In summation, I am glad I know the facts of the event, and I respect those that really lived through this horrible tragedy. I also think the movie could have done more to honor those who died in the crash by telling more of their life stories. I would rent, but not buy this movie.