This movie has all the ingredients of an epic 9/10. Great cast, great story but still you'll feel something is missing, maybe a great director...I don't know.

The unspeakable biographical film traces a plane crash that wiped out an entire college football team, coaches, cheerleaders, parents and others,is well realized in the picture.Losing a coach that preached that winning is the most important objective, the college looks to suspend the program until they see the people in the town demonstrate for it to continue.Obviously, this is a daunting task in total rebuilding and Matthew McConaughey delivers a knockout performance, which should have been recognized by the Motion Picture Academy, as the bubbly new coach, recognizing the huge task that was before him, while stressing that coming to terms with what occurred and going on is more important than just winning. The only thing that I can say is that these films tend to become quite preachy and that is true in McConaughey's delivery.Still a very good film dealing with extremely difficult subject matter is to be treasured.

Not a great movie, but hard to dislike. Fairly conventional against- all-odds sports movie, with a tragedy as background. Furthermore, it feels overwrought. Everything is over-dramatized and over- sentimentalized. The director blatantly manipulates the audience with syrupy sentiment and grandiose gestures.However, it is difficult to dislike. The whole pulling-oneself-up-by- one's-bootstraps plot is well done, and given due attention. There is also an emotional impact of the team's progress. And who doesn't like a good sports story, especially when it's based on a true story...?Solid performance by Matthew McConaughey in the lead role. Good support from Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Kate Mara and Ian McShane.

This is in fact my first review.. i am not one to pen down stuff about how good a movie is or not, but as Matthew McConaughey in the movie itself said.. there's a first time for everything. well then this is it.To be honest this is a movie for real People, it does not have an ending that will make you go banana's. I really appreciate the honesty you get after watching this, more like you start trusting the characters.. It is a bit slow,but lets face it almost 8 out of 10 really good inspirational true stories are a tad slow .. this is my vote i would watch it again someday in my future and i know i am not wasting my time if i do it .. thumbs up for it. last verdict.. people with a sense of realism,you are going to love this.. and Matthew McConaughey this is in fact his best work as far as i know, and i think most of the review-mates would agree to that.. this is what he should be doing more often than not.We are marshall !!