Absolutely Phenomenal, don't believe the critics on this one!

Rating: 7/10 (13 January 2007)

I understand that We Are Marshall received lousy reviews from the critics, descried as formulaic and the same old stupid football movie with the one "Big Play". Well, I can pretty much guarantee that the vast majority of those critics that gave this movie a bad rating did not even watch it and just looked at the name of the director and the lead actor and made their decision then. We Are Marshall is an uplifting true story about how faith and courage can overcome difficult circumstances. The movie is not about some great team that wins the "Big Game" and overplayed sports miracles, its about how a football team, a university, and a town experiences unimaginable tragedy, and how the efforts of Coach Jack Lengyel helped the town cope with their terrible loss. McConaughey is a little over the top as Lengyel but all his performance does not detract from the story. McG actually did a very good job directing with certain scenes, like the plane crash, the governor's meeting, and the last play and deserves some credit for a job well done, for once. Many movies are often not dramatic enough, or emotional enough, We Are Marshall might actually be a little too dramatic and heart wrenching, it is extremely difficult watching this movie for the first time to not cry at least once. Please, ignore the opinions of the critics for once and give this film a chance, it is absolutely worth it.