“We Are Marshall,” 24 December 2006, theater. Our traditional Christmas Eve movie, this time we chose an inspirational one “that the whole family could enjoy” or at least watch. And we did enjoy it. Matthew McConaughey. (spelling?) stars along with David Straithorn in this telling of the true story of a town/university/and individuals who rise from disaster. In 1970, almost the entire football team (three weren’t on the plane), coaches, boosters, etc of Marshall U in Huntington, West Virginia were killed when their plane went down in a lightning storm. To rebuild or not to rebuild?. Led by the team co-captain who was not on the trip, the school and its president (DS) agree to try to rebuild. They hire an unusual and inspiring coach (MM). The result is a story about playing, not winning. It is a good one for kids and parents. I’m glad we saw it. More sophisticated viewers may find it simplistic and treacaley. We did not. It is formulaic but it is also good and meaningful