We are Marshall (2006)

What's it about:
78 of Marshall University's football setup including players, coaches and fans are killed in a devastating air crash. The football program is totally disrupted. It is again revived with a new coach and now the team is packed with freshmen some of whom are even from other sports. How the program is kept alive through other hurdles unfolds through 2 hrs ...
                  

                                                                        
Hits

• Mathew McConaughey turns in an enthusiastic performance as the new coach
• The pre-climax football match is quite thrilling. It is the first home match post the air crash

Misses

• The movie moves at snail's pace with too much time devoted to grieving the loss of the football team

VERDICT:

The movie's theme is quite noble with no heroic strands running through. But, the slow nature of the screenplay makes it quite a tiresome watch.