Review of The Calcium Kid (2004) by Tom G — 21 Aug 2008

This film is about some milkman bloke who most unbelievably becomes a world middle weight champion over night by drinking lots milk hence the name Calcium Kid lol. It's funny in parts, but the laughs are few and far between.

Most annoyingly of course it portrays the milkmans British neighbours and friends as so British they actually become un british, if you get what I mean; kind of that feeling you get when walking through Stratford upon Avon walking through a crowd of American tourists who have absolutley no idea of how real Brits actually live.

So that wrecks the film and knocks at least 2/5 stars off it for a start. In my opinion. However if you love the melting cheesey, multi cultural, liberal lefty attitudes of Calcium Kids neighbours and friends, which was also one of the delights of 'Bend it Like Beckham', then this film is unquestionably your kind of film! But if you easily get irratated by an ugly, whimpy Gareth Gates look alike making a success of himself then you will detest this film.