Amazing - We ARE Marshall

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2006)

I saw We Are Marshall last night for my 17th birthday. I have to say that although I had a little bit of background knowledge about the crash, I didn't really know the whole story. We Are Marshall portrayed the storyline in a passionate, intense way that I will never forget.
My friend Paige Winters died in the Comair plane crash in Kentucky in August, so the movie brought back a flood of emotions surrounding that, but it drew me in from the start. Matt Fox and Matthew McConaughey and the rest of the cast did an excellent job of making the audience feel as though the story was actually happening as it was being watched.
Don't go to see this movie expecting a peppy, Remember-the-Titans-esquire sports movie. If you don't know anything about sports, it doesn't matter. Instead, I suggest that you see the movie thinking about your family and friends and what matters most. It's not about right or wrong. Sometimes winning is everything, but this movie brings a whole new perspective to the table.
We Are Marshall definitely wins my vote for the Oscars. It's not just another movie, and it's not just another football story. If you've seen Matt Fox in Lost or Matthew McConaughey in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days... forget all of that.
This is a story for the ages and a kind of movie we don't see very often anymore. It's not violent or fake or fluffy - it's real.