Review of The Damned United (2009) by Lorenzo V — 09 Dec 2009

"Good lad!".

Director: Tom Hooper.

Starring: Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Colm Meaney.

Running time: 97 minutes.

Country: UK.

The Damned United is a film that I wasn't really expecting very much from. I didn't think I would like this film but it was actually good. I love football in general but I love most films about football as well. Best football film is and probably always will be Bend It Like Beckham for me. The Damned United is a film that is really funny which I wasn't really expecting. It is a very typical British film because there is lots of swearing involved and because of the swearing we are really good at expressing our films in a black comedy sort of way. There aren't very many bio-pics that are funny but this is one of the rare ones that did so.

Michael Sheen was the best choice for Brian Clough because he looked almost exactly like the real Brian Clough. Timothy Spall was really good as well as Peter Taylor. He was funny and an idiot which was good for that kind of character. The only flaw for me was that there was a light bit of confusion involved between the time changing. It was like one minute it was 1973, then it was 1969, then 1974, then 1968 and so forth.

Overall, The Damned United was a good film that was good just for fun nothing more. It is a film that I don't think I would watch again but am still really glad I did watch it.