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The Match
1999
A romantic comedy which follows Wullie Smith and his love for Rosemary Bailey. To win her over he must help a team of misfits win their yearly football match against an opposing pub team. Read more
| Starring | Richard E. Grant, Max Beesley, Ian Holm, Neil Morrissey |
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| Director | Mick Davis |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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This amiable attempt at reviving the spirit of the Ealing comedy tells the story of a young Scottish milkman (played by Max Beesley, who starred in the BBC dramatisation of Tom Jones), who's looking forward to the return of his childhood sweetheart (Laura Fraser) from university. Despite physical disadvantages (he's worn a calliper since birth), Beesley finds himself involved in a soccer match-cum-feud between two local watering holes, Benny's Bar and L'Bistro (which is owned by Gorgeous Gus, done to an extravagant turn by Richard E Grant). An unpretentious movie with a host of familiar British faces (including Men Behaving Badly's Neil Morrissey).
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Thoroughly predictable Scottish comedy about a group of losers discovering a winning community spirit; it might have worked had it been funny, or even amusing.
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Scottish milkman Wullie (Beesley) has worn a calliper since the accident that killed his brother. His only joy is a... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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good cast,good film
i have seen this film several times and still think that it's as good as seeing it for the first time,maybe i'm biast as it was filmed 6 miles from where i live.It's good to see a good cast starring in a 'small' movie.There's a feud between the 2 pubs,they then have a football match to see who's the better pub/team
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Mildly amusing film but pretty poor acting
Apart from David Hayman, who plays Scrapper and is quality throughout (you'll know him better as Chief Supt Michael Walker from the Trial and Retribution series), and the funny part of English-hating Growler played by real-life punk rocker Gary McCormack from The Exploited, this is a bit of a nothing film - surprising, considering the quality of the actors involved - Richard E. Grant is unbelievably hammy, Tom Sizemore is very poor as well, and as for the lead (Max Beesley) - well, he's a bit wet. The story is fine... it's silly, it's not meant to be high comedy nor pretends to be anything other than a silly film about two pubs playing a football tournament. So if you go in with low expectations, you'll get something good out of this film. But 'The Miracle of Bern' this ain't, by a long shot!
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Brilliant, funny and light-hearted
Wonderful film with all the right ingredients. Great characters and story with lots of gentle laughs. So good, we had to buy it so we can watch it again and again!
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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Gentle
An easily likeable British film. There were no surprises, and one or two shaky moments in the plot, but that doesn't detract from the fun of seeing the inevitable play itself out. I'm not entirely sure where ReG got his accent from, but that too is not important. And Sam Fox as an almost mute bar maid - that was a surprise, and somehow in keeping with the whole enterprise.
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good cast,good film
i have seen this film several times and still think that it's as good as seeing it for the first time,maybe i'm biast as it was filmed 6 miles from where i live.It's good to see a good cast starring in a 'small' movie.There's a feud between the 2 pubs,they then have a football match to see who's the better pub/team
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good cast,good film
i have seen this film several times and still think that it's as good as seeing it for the first time,maybe i'm biast as it was filmed 6 miles from where i live.It's good to see a good cast starring in a 'small' movie.There's a feud between the 2 pubs,they then have a football match to see who's the better pub/team
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Mildly amusing film but pretty poor acting
Apart from David Hayman, who plays Scrapper and is quality throughout (you'll know him better as Chief Supt Michael Walker from the Trial and Retribution series), and the funny part of English-hating Growler played by real-life punk rocker Gary McCormack from The Exploited, this is a bit of a nothing film - surprising, considering the quality of the actors involved - Richard E. Grant is unbelievably hammy, Tom Sizemore is very poor as well, and as for the lead (Max Beesley) - well, he's a bit wet. The story is fine... it's silly, it's not meant to be high comedy nor pretends to be anything other than a silly film about two pubs playing a football tournament. So if you go in with low expectations, you'll get something good out of this film. But 'The Miracle of Bern' this ain't, by a long shot!
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Brilliant, funny and light-hearted
Wonderful film with all the right ingredients. Great characters and story with lots of gentle laughs. So good, we had to buy it so we can watch it again and again!
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The Match
Brilliant!! Lovely well made British film. Some of the Scottish accents a bit sus though! Excellent acting especially form Richard E Grant and Max Beesley. An excellent feelgood film to see. Something we could all do with right now.
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Gentle
An easily likeable British film. There were no surprises, and one or two shaky moments in the plot, but that doesn't detract from the fun of seeing the inevitable play itself out. I'm not entirely sure where ReG got his accent from, but that too is not important. And Sam Fox as an almost mute bar maid - that was a surprise, and somehow in keeping with the whole enterprise.
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
good cast,good film
i have seen this film several times and still think that it's as good as seeing it for the first time,maybe i'm biast as it was filmed 6 miles from where i live.It's good to see a good cast starring in a 'small' movie.There's a feud between the 2 pubs,they then have a football match to see who gets what pub.
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Critics' reviews (3)
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This amiable attempt at reviving the spirit of the Ealing comedy tells the story of a young Scottish milkman (played by Max Beesley, who starred in the BBC dramatisation of Tom Jones), who's looking forward to the return of his childhood sweetheart (Laura Fraser) from university. Despite physical disadvantages (he's worn a calliper since birth), Beesley finds himself involved in a soccer match-cum-feud between two local watering holes, Benny's Bar and L'Bistro (which is owned by Gorgeous Gus, done to an extravagant turn by Richard E Grant). An unpretentious movie with a host of familiar British faces (including Men Behaving Badly's Neil Morrissey).
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Thoroughly predictable Scottish comedy about a group of losers discovering a winning community spirit; it might have worked had it been funny, or even amusing.
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Scottish milkman Wullie (Beesley) has worn a calliper since the accident that killed his brother. His only joy is a... read more on Time Out
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