I Love Post-'Party Of Five' Matthew Fox

I love him in a passionate fan sort of way, not in a fruity sort of way. Ask anyone that knows me and they'll vouch for me when I say I do not have Matthew Fox centrefolds behind my bedroom door. In fact, I don't even know if he even has centrefolds, which just further proves my innocence. I will admit that I am a fan however, and I am loving the fact that he has leapt to the big screen to show off his big talents. As long as his main focus is on Lost, and only does movies in hiatus periods, I'm loving it. And him, evidently. (that really does sound heaps fruity, hey?)

Anyhow, I've finally got around to watching the We Are Marshall trailer. Now... here's my story regarding We Are Marshall.
I remember ages and ages ago, this movie was announced and I thought it sounded like a great idea. It was described as a movie detailing the events of a plane filled with football bigshots crashing in the woods. And movies about plane-crashes rule!
Then, a short while later, casting announcements were made. Ian McShane, David Straithan, Matthew McConaughey and... Matthew Fox!!! The thought of Matthew Fox, king of plane crashes, going all Flight 93 and/or Snakes on a Plane and escaping the gnashing jaws of the crushing fusilage or diving onto the jet engine to heroically save the star quarterback at the last moment as the plane hurtles to the earth left me breathless.
Now if that doesn't dictate an awesome movie, then what does?

Well... definately not the REAL We Are Marshall, which turned from one of coolest sounding movies into one of the most deflated, flaccid movies of the year.
Ok, there is a plane crash! And it does kill a whole bunch of people. But Matthew Fox isnt even on board!!! And I think it all happens very quickly at the beginning!!! AHHH!!! Disappointment all around!!! A tear.

So after the plane (or should I say PLAIN! har har har) crash wipes out the entire football team's lineup of players, its Matthew McConaughey's job, nay DUTY to round up a renegade of random athletes to make up for the erased Marshall team, all the while honouring the players that were burnt to death just the other week. Yesterday's news, obv.

Matthew Fox plays some... I don't even know what he is. He just runs around the gridiron field smacking guys over and yelling "YOUR NOT GOOD!" into their faces. His role is so disappointing.
The movie looks so so so so so so so schmaltzy. Any movie with about a thousand people chanting in unison shouldn't exist. Ever. And I mean that. No fucking chanting. Or slow claps, that's just as bad. Or oh my god, the worst one is when everyone is just standing around in silence, and a little girl starts singing. And then noone can resist falling into tune and breaking into song. Only time will tell if We Are Marshall goes that far.

We Are Marshall is not, I repeat NOT a disaster-plane crash movie like I originally thought. Instead it's a ragtag "They'll never make the world series!" true underdog story, one of the worst genres I can think of, right behind the genre of every Kevin Smith movie!
So this potentially rad film turned out to be muck, but Matthew Fox will be back in another movie, Vantage, which is about an assasination from several different perspectives. Hell yeah! I just hope the movie doesn't just begin with an assassination and then transition into a romantic comedy with a supernatural twist starring Mark Ruffalo.

We Are Marshall - Warner Bros. Pictures
Anticipation Level: Low.
Look out for: Matthew Fox. Duh.
US Release date: 22nd December, 2006.
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