A Somber But Great Sports Film!!!

Rating: 8/10 (9 October 2014)

Watched We Are Marshall Featuring Featuring Matthew McCaughey (Syriana) as Jack Lengyel , Matthew Fox (Lost) as Red Dawson , David Strathairn (The Bourne Series) as Donald Dedmon, Ian McShane( Hot Rod) as Paul Griffen ,Kate Mara(Shooter) as Annie Cantrell , January Jones(Mad Men) as Carole Dawson , Anthony Mackie(Million Dollar Baby )as Nate Ruffin and Robert Patrick (T2:Judgement Day) as Rick Tolley. Unlike Most Sports Films this begins on a somber note after the death of 75 Marshall Players and Football the Whole Town and Marshall University is in disarray with some convincing by one of it's the Teams Captains The University begins to put a team together and hire a Division 2 head coach and so begins of the rebuilding of the Marshall Thundering herds Football Program. Mattew McCaughey does a great as portraying Jack Lengyel its still one of my favorite performances of his also the film is inspiring and has the theme of coming back stronger that makes you stand up and cheer. great Musical Score by Christophe Beck(Red),Production Design by Tom Meyer(Blue Crush).Costume Design By Danny Glicker(The Astronaut Farmer) and Direction By McG(Charlies Angels:Full Throttle) 8/10