We Are Marshall

Sunt o multime de filme de acest gen, sport, si in special axate pe fotbalul american. Doar ca acesta este putin mai bun ca restul, dramatismul este accentuat pe tot parcursul filmului, actorii transmit niste sentimente puternice si au si o prestatie reusita.
Filmul are la baza o poveste reala, reconstructia unei echipe de fotbal a unei universitati dupa un moment tragic pentru toata lumea, pentru conducerea scolii, pentru familie si oras: prabusirea avionului in care se afla echipa si moartea acestora.
E de apreciat motivatia lor (unora) de a porni totul de la zero si chiar cu succes, ajungand pana la urma sa castige multe meciuri si trofee de-a lungul timpului, insa filmul nu vrea sa respecte intru totul viata reala, ajungand sa castige deja primul meci doar dupa a doua tentativa si la putin timp dupa evenimentul nefericit. Eu unul, as fi ales o alta interpretare.

Nota: 9/10

We are Marshall

In November, 1970, virtually the entire football team and coaches of Marshall University (Huntington, W.V.) die in a plane crash. That spring, led by Nate Ruffin, a player who was ill and missed the fatal flight, students rally to convince the board of governors to play the 1971 season. The college president, Don Dedman, must find a coach, who then must find players. They petition the NCAA to allow freshmen to play, and coach Jack Lengyel motivates and leads young players at the same time that he reexamines the Lombardi creed that winning is the only thing. The father and the fiancée of a player who died find strength to move on. Can Marshall win even one game in 1971?

Two for the Money

Two for the Money cred ca vrea sa scoata la iveala lumea nevazuta (pe atunci) a pariurilor sportive, dar nu despre pariurile in sine si mizeriile care se fac in spatele usilor inchise, ci despre dependenta pe care o ofera, fie ca esti de partea celor care arunca banii, fie de partea celor care arunca zarurile.
Poate nu este o productie regizorala excelenta, insa merita urmarit pentru actiunea oferita, pentru dramatismul la care iau parte actorii, actori cu nume precum Al Pacino sau Matthew McConaughey care fac doua roluri destul de bune, in special Al Pacino. Matthew a inceput sa aiba roluri bune dupa aceasta perioada in care nu a fost nevoie doar sa-si arate corpul bine lucrat si chipul dragastos.
In schimb nu mi-a placut absolut deloc accentul lui pe care-l foloseste si in ziua de azi in unele filme sau momentele in care actiunea tinde sa fie mai previzibila decat un caine alb care e alb.

Nota: 9/10

Two for the Money

Brandon Lang loves football: an injury keeps him from the pros, but his quarterback's anticipation makes him a brilliant predictor of games' outcomes. Needing money, he leaves Vegas for Manhattan to work for Walter Abrams advising gamblers. Walter has a doting wife, a young daughter, and a thriving business, but he has problems: a bum heart, a belief he's a master manipulator, and addictions barely kept in check. He remakes Brandon, and a father-son relationship grows. Then, things go awry. Walter may be running a con. The odds against Brandon mount.