We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall ★★½ 2006 (PG)
The tight-knit community of Huntington, West Virginia, grieves after the real-life tragedy of a plane crash that killed 75 Marshall University football players, coaches, staff, and boosters in 1970. The school's president decides to end the program until the student body gathers together with its “We are Marshall!” peprally chant (repeated often throughout). Enter coach Jack Lengyel (a spirited McConaughey) to lead the piecing together of the team and win over the doubters. Occasional goosebumpy moments give way to a dull script and, oddly enough, entirely too much on-field action. 131m/C DVD, Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD . US Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian McShane, Kate Mara, January Jones, Kimberly Williams; D: McG; W: Jamie Linden; C: Shane Hurlbut; M: Christophe Beck.