Any movie with Colm Meany as a bad guy already has a strike against it.
This movie is very well shot and well acted, but the minute it is over you think – my God, this is about intra-British soccer. . . from 30 years ago! Who cares?
It wants to be Amadeus, but the gravity just isn’t there. And it may be the least colorful film about working class Brits I’ve ever seen.
Still, Michael Sheen is (as always) fantastic. Worth seeing for him alone.
