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Two boxes of tissue will get a true, blue Thundering Herd fan through the two hour and 10 minute movie. I suppose since I have lived in the Atlanta area for 12 years, seeing my hometown on the big screen was one of the proudest days of my life. The cinematography of the town of Huntington made is look like the beautiful town it has and will continue to be. For two hours and 10 minutes, I was “back home” honoring the home team and remembering how I felt as a junior at Marshall losing two cousins and many classmates in Huntington’s greatest tragedy. It was overwhelming. The Matthews were simply superb and were able to capture the emotion of the year after the crash–trying to pull the football program back together, etc. The young actor who played Nat Ruffin was equally superb (Mackie) as was the quarterback who had to step in his place. Over 300 of us Herd faithfuls watched at the Phipps Plaza AMC. Upon looking at those fans as we left the theatre, you guessed it…there wasn’t a dry eye in the place. Dr. Demon did the right thing–he helped put The Herd back on the track(Matthew M’s line). It was finally our time to honor the memory of the team, family and alumni who died in the crash. Review by Charla Summers / Snellville, GA Thanks Ana! |
Then I can watch it as many times as I want!!! 
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