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John C I don't mind football, but I doubt I could watch a movie containing lot of it, which is probably why I enjoyed The Damned United. It charts Brian Clough's ill-fated move from Derby to Leeds where he comes uncharacteristically unstuck in his managerial attempts.Martin Sheen is (as always) brilliant at playing the self appointed `greatest manager in England' and he's backed up by the equally excellent Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent.You don't have to love, or even know much about, football to like this film. It's about someone who isn't quite as clever as he thinks he is. Therefore you can't help but take a little bit of evil delight in his fall from grace. However, although Clough isn't always the genius he believes himself to be, he's never far from it. So, even when he's down, you know he won't be there for long.Good British drama - very entertaining. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review isla s This is a reasonably good film at depicting the passion people have for a local football team. Good performances from a good cast, particularly Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall. Its mainly about the level of influence that the manager has over the direction the football team take and how much attention others pay to him. I imagine football fans would enjoy this, so I'd recommend it, yes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review avant s one of the best sports movie out there. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie is on Sheen and that's all it needs. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The name Brian Clough will be familiar to those who love football, and even to those who know nothing about the sport. The eccentric English manager remains an enormous part of English footballing history, winning a number of major honours and changing the way football was played in this country. Tom Hooper's excellent biopic focuses on Clough's infamous and ill-fated 44 day stint as Leeds United manager, after their beloved Don Revie had left to become England manager. Previous jabs and insults from Clough towards the way Leeds played left plenty of ill feeling towards him that was still very much bubbling when he joined them, and only got worse when he stood by his comments and tried to completely change the ethos of the clubs approach to playing. Michael Sheen is, as you'd expect, ludicrously good in capturing the essence of Clough, and he is excellently supported by the likes of Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, and Timothy Spall. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A good story line, plus Michael Sheen does a brilliant job of playing Brian Clough. Clough himself had a unique mannerism and I don't think many other actors could've portrayed him so well.Having said that, I'm not giving it 4*-5* stars because the film is riddled with historical inaccuracies, for example portraying that Leeds lost 1-0 to Luton Town when it was instead a 1-1 draw, or insinuating that Clough left Brighton having never managed the team whereas in reality he managed them for a year. The fact that some people portrayed in this film such as Dave Mackay and Johnny Giles have sued the production company is an instant red flag in relation to it's accuracy.It's a good watch if you are a football fan, but beware that it's not completely accurate. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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