We Are Marshall(dir. McG)
The underdog I was rooting for while watching this was not the team but the movie itself. I was hoping it would overcome it's overly sappy and formulaic nature and become a genuinely good movie, but it simply didn't happen despite what looked like a touchdown of an ending that quickly became a trite and sentimental one that you see in practically every "inspirational sports" movie known to mankind. I have respect for the movie for actually giving the audience information about what happened to the "real" people that were involved with this "story" even though it's not exactly uplifting. Despite having a solid beginning, some amusing bits with Matthew McConaughey, and a relatively decent side-story concerning a fiancé of one of the players, I simply can't recommend seeing this. It was merely average.
** out of ****
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