A tragic plane crash in 1970 wipes out nearly all of Marshall University's football team, along with the coaching staff and several wealthy fans. Nate Ruffin (Anthony Mackie), the captain of the team who wasn't on the plane because of an injury, rallies the students and rescues the football program from suspension. Then the head coach at the University of Wooster, Jack Lengyl (Matthew McConaughey), decides he can help out. He applies for the head coaching job and gets it - mostly because no one else wants to be the head coach of a team starting from scratch. His off-beat personality and genuine compassion help the players, the university, and the entire town find healing.Pros: This is a tear-jerker that even men can like. Coach Lengyl is so funny all he has to do is walk into a scene and I laugh. I also really like assistant head coach Red Dawson (Matthew Fox), though Matthew Fox isn't the greatest actor I've ever seen.
Cons: There's little mention of God (though Red goes to sit in a church during one of his "questioning" scenes). The girl (who, luckily, is in very little of the movie) is a bit of an airhead.
My Rating: T (language)
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