We Are Marshall Reviews

On November 4, 1970, a chartered airplane carrying the Marshall University football team, the entire coaching staff except for one assistant coach, the university's athletic director, and many influential people from the town of Huntington, West Virginia crashed, killing everyone on board.  We Are Marshall is the story of the rebuilding of the Marshall football team following that tragedy.

After the plane crash, Marshall is left with no athletic director, no head coach, and only four varsity players (Assistant Coach Red Dawson missed the flight for a recruiting trip, and the four players were...

During the 1990s and 2000s, the Marshall University football program has produced a number of players who have made their way to the NFL. Among the best known former players from the Thundering Herd are Randy Moss (New England Patriots), Chad Pennington (New York Jets), and Byron Leftwich (Atlanta Falcons). In 1970, however, the University lost almost all of its team in a West Virginia plane crash that made national headlines.The only survivors were the ones who didn't travel with the team for the round trip flight. The movie We Are Marshall tells about the first year of the rebuilding process,...

We are Marshall was well written.  What an emotional film. The casting for this film was really done well.  I didn't know the circumstances surrounding this film and the beginning of the movie just grasps your soul.  I managed to get through without a tissue - what a surprise!  As the story develops, the movie takes on a variety of comedy, sadness, hope, and determination.  We are Marshall will appeal to many different people and it's a story that everyone should hear. You don't have to be a sports fan to watch this.

Matthew McConaughey was perfect for his role as, the side-talking, Coach...

I have to start this off by saying I am a HUGE college football fan.  This is an excellent movie for sports fans.  The movie follows the true life tale of the tragedy bestowed on Marshall University, when a plane crash killed the football team, coaches, and prominent members of the local community.  A new team was created in only one season, led by a new head coach and dedicated university president.

 The movie is a little heavy handed at times with the soundtrack (lots of violins during the sad parts), but that is my only complaint.  I cried at least a half a dozen times and also laughed...

I loved this movie.  It had me from the very beginning.  When the plane crash happened I felt as though it had flown directly through my heart and the pain didn't go away for the entire movie.  The actors were all fantastic and believable.  I remember when this tragedy happened and quite honestly had almost forgotten about it.  I was born and raised in WV and I could see the heart of so many people that I know portrayed in this great movie.  I don't think you have to love or even like football to enjoy this film.  I will watch it over again many times and recommend it often.  MY opinion...

I have to say this is the most tear-jerky football movie since "Brian's Song." (The original, not the remake.)  You just feel for all the people in the town and wonder how they could go on after such a tragedy. But go on they did, and in the most unconventional ways. I love movies where the characters do things out of the ordinary to accomplish something.

 I think there were a couple of expletives, but for the most part, this is safe for kids who aren't too sensitive to tragedy in film. It's a great inspirational film that goes beyond being just a football movie.