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The Greatest Game Ever Played: A Well-Rounded Sports Drama
Long lost in the endless sea of underdog sport films, The Greatest Game Ever Played is a treasure yet to be discovered. Fairing with an average rating from critics, this emotionally charged sports drama deserves greater acclaim.
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The Perfect Man: An imperfect movie with imperfect characters
The Perfect Man is an romantic comedy directed by Mark Rosman and written by Gina Wendkos. Released in 2005, this movie is loaded with rudimentary characterization and struggling dialogue.
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Mamma Mia!: Catchy songs, thin plot
Mamma Mia! is a 2008 musical structured around an elementary plot and catchy songs with direction by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson. Based on Johnson’s book from the 1999 musical with the same name, the film is organized around the popular and ever-so appealing songs of the Swedish pop group ABBA.
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We Are Marshall: Emotionally Undercooked
We are Marshall depicts the rebuilding of a community and a football team caught in the aftermath of a plane crash in 1970 that killed 75 people of Marshall University. Those numbered in the crash were 37 of their players, 5 coaches, 2 trainers, an athletic director, 25 boosters, and 5 airplane crew members. Simply based off this premise alone, the film required some sensitivity when approaching the retelling of this historical tragedy.