Review of Looking for Eric (2009) by Sylvie H — 06 Jun 2009

Super film.

Faut dire qu'entre Loach et Cantona, peu de chances d'Ãªtre dÃ©Ã§u.

This review of Looking for Eric (2009) was written by Sylvie H on 06 Jun 2009.

Looking for Eric has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ged F (23) on 19 Jun 2012

Finally watched this tonight being a massive Cantona fan I found the best bits of the film were when Eric wasn't in it…

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By Reynaldo A (3) on 18 Jan 2011

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By Roland S (348) on 22 Jan 2011

This film is showed as a B-class film in Japan, but it's interesting. It's heart-warming. Japanese subtitles are written vertically…

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By Jun S (2) on 12 Feb 2011

Outstanding movie, where upon a man utd mad postman delves into a tale of heart warming moments with some true real life grit…

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By Andres V (550) on 02 Feb 2011

Es realmente graciosa y tierna pero por lo mismo no encaja en ese mundo de violencia urbana que tanto nos ha querido machacar Loach…

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By Chad S (385) on 21 Apr 2011

Fantastic - not what I was expecting at all…

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By David M (3,086) on 06 Apr 2013

In the canon of Ken Loach comedies, this is a good entry - though for me it's not quite up there with 2012's 'The Angles' Share…

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By Karolina H (39) on 11 Jan 2011

Brilliant movie!! Even if you are not Man U fan or Kantona fan... this is more than loveing team! But good to unite with team mates…

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By Jw M (113) on 27 Nov 2011

Lovely story about football that's not really about football. I would've liked English subtitles for some of Cantona's lines…

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