absolutely wonderful film!!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2006)

Until watching Jay Leno last Thursday evening (the 21st), I didn't know there was a movie about this terrible tragedy. My hubby and 21 year old son went to the show yesterday to see this excellent and truly moving film. When my 24 year old daughter was deciding on what college to go to, I found Marshall and read about his tragedy and couldn't understand why I had not heard about or read about this horrific tragedy, as I come from a football family. My dad was a junior high football coach, high school and college football coach and by the time he passed away, he was in administrative duties in the NFL. He had been an active official for 22 years, working 2 Super Bowls. As everyone has been saying, this is a film that everyone will absolutely love, whether you are a sports fan or not. My hubby isn't a sports fan and ABSOLUTELY loved this film!!! I, too, was surprised this excellent film was not nominated for a Golden Globe. I hope Matthew Fox gets an Oscar Nomination. I loved the soundtrack. I was only 22 when this tragedy occurred and I also want to remind everyone that my daughter did choose Marshall to attend, but because of so much stress of school, job and just being newly pregnant, she came back home to our small town in southeastern Washington. She told me she has pictures of the fountain by the hub. But, take a bunch of Kleenex. You'll need it. The film is VERY uplifting and because this true story epitomized the whole town, not just the college, makes this a story that really gets to the root of what life is all about and why America is great and should be proud.