We Are Marshall

Filme bacana, o roteiro é bacaninha, matthew mcConaughey é bom cono protagonista, as cenas de drama e as cenas do futebol americano foram, com isso, eu recomendo esse filme.

An amazing movie! Highly recommend! Multiple great moral messages throughout!

It's a schmaltzy and obvious sports drama that retells the aftermath of a tragedy. But I'll be goddamned if it isn't still effective. It pulls on the heartstrings in all the ways you would expect, so if you dig these kind of movies I'm sure you'll love it.

I love this film. It's a moving story that still brings me to tears, even after several viewings. Matthew McConaughey does a fine job of portraying a somewhat yokelish though irresistibly gung-ho football coach whose leadership and sensitivity succeed in restoring the broken spirit of a small West Virginia college town and what remains of its football team after 75 team members and their coaches are killed in a plane crash, a real life story that occurred in 1970. The movie is in the same genre as Hoosiers, another truly fine film about a small town underdog sports team, that one being about basketball, and will have you rooting and cheering in the same way, and weeping when your guys finally lick their demons and rise from the ashes. The supporting players all do a fine job, particularly David Strathairn and Anthony Mackie. Highly recommended. Small town Americana at its best.

I attend Marshall University, so this movie hits home for me, but besides some misinformation and things that didn't actually happen, this was a great film!

In November 1970, a plane crash killed 75 people associated with the Marshall's Thundering Herd football program, including coaches and a large number of players. We Are Marshall is the account of the aftermath of the horrific tragedy as newly-hired head coach Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) and his hastily assembled staff recruit a ragtag group of young players to play the game they love and to honor those who were lost. The story is compelling, the football action feels real, and the film's heart is always in the right place, but it sometimes feels as though it's trying too hard to be overly sentimental, most notably in scenes involving inspirational speeches enhanced by a swelling violin score. The most powerful shots are the most unadorned – assistant coach Red Dawson (Matthew Fox) sitting alone in silence in a deserted locker room after the first victory, for example. It is generally a decent film that pays homage to those lost in a terrible tragedy, but it just feels like it is trying too hard most of the time.

Matty Mac delivered one of his best performances in this one, did a tremendous job as the coach. Anthony Mackie was great as well. Kate Mara is a good addition to any movie. Not crazy about the performance by Mathew Fox as Red Dawson, but that’s one of the few things I didn’t like. Overall it’s a good cast and a good movie.

A very heartfelt true tragic story about a community that lost their entire football team through a tragic plane crash and now they must rebuild their team and community.

Led by fantastic performances and carried by a heartbreaking and inspiring story, "We Are Marshall" exceeds expectations set by previous films in the genre to deliver an emotionally driven sports drama. Acting was great by everyone, Mackie and McConoughey in particular, and definitely gave the film more impact and made it feel more grounded and realistic. The inspiring story that it is based off of also helps differentiate this film from other sports movies, giving it a more realistic and depressing tone when compared to the otherwise copy-pasted sports films. The sports sequences were done well, though I think that the focus was much more on the drama as opposed to the football aspect of it. Some of the characters were done very well, however, the overwhelming amount gets dizzying at times, and you never feel as emotionally connected to a few of them as the movie wants you to be. The film also does tend to fall into the standard sports movies clichés, especially toward the third act of the film. It also doesn't really seem like the final game has much weight in terms of the opposing team, making the stakes not so much focused on if the protagonists are going to win or not, but rather if they will be able to honour their previous team's efforts. Overall, I think that the sports side of this movie really drags it down, however, it is still an emotionally compelling and inspiring movie with good acting and a great message at the end.

I don't understand the negative reviews from some of the critics listed here, the most recent by Richard Propes, TheIndependentCritic.com. This was an absolutely fantastic movie! The 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people from the same small college town was a catastrophic loss which effected every single person in that town. There have been other catastrophes killing more, but few have affected so many colleagues, families and friends simultaneously and the very heart of an entire community. More than your average heroic, "against all odds" sports story, this movie tells the story of monumental "survivor's guilt" and tremendous loss. It illustrates the heroism involved in getting past the grief, getting "back on the horse", moving on with life and the ultimate triumph over that loss and grief. A must see, especially in these times (2020-2021), when so many have lost so much. Great cast, great direction, great story, great inspiration, great film. Don't miss it!