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The Other Half Reviews

2005

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Shot against the colourful backdrop of the 2004 European Championships, Danny Dyer (The Football Factory, The Business) stars as Mark, a newlywed who has sneakily organised his honeymoon to coincide with the Tournament. His unsuspecting other half is simply thrilled with her dream honeymoon to Portugal, but would she be so .. Read more

Starring	Danny Dyer, Gillian Kearney, Vinnie Jones, George Calil
Director	Marlowe Fawcett, Richard Nockles
Genres	Comedy

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  - 4
  Rubbish
  
  The idea of this film was brilliant, to plan your honeymoon secretly around the football. It was nothing short of terrible.
  
  The acting, the writing ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ACot
  - Hampshire
  - 13 Jun 2006 at 21:58
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- - 0
  - 0
  not his best
  
  Defenatly not his best film great storyline but could of been a lot better! Funny in places it is worth a watch tho
  
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- - slim269
  - 6 reviews
  - Wincanton
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 19:58
- - 0
  - 0
  Bad
  
  This is a bad film on a serious level, Very painful to watch ..... So bad I cannot even describe it!!
  
  Aviod the pain dont rent!!
  
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- - a customer
  - Cheltenham
  - 05 Jan 2010 at 16:01
- - 0
  - 0
  The Other Half
  
  I am a big fan of Danny Dyer and love my football to pieces so you would think this the perfect combination. Oh no! Really quite an odd film. In particular 2 ... read more »
  
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- - Hammersboy
  - 4 reviews
  - Beaworthy
  - 01 Aug 2009 at 12:55
- - 0
  - 0
  What was that!
  
  i thought i'd watch this film as it had my two fav men in it -vinnie jones and danny dyer. I had read the reviews but thought its got danny dyer in it it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Ipswich
  - 13 Jul 2009 at 17:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Rubbish - One Big Waste of Time!
  
  A load of tosh, the crew wasted there time filming this. The idea is good but they had no budget for the film (What was Vinnie Jones's Role) which meant ... read more »
  
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- - DPG
  - 8 reviews
  - Oswestry
  - 23 Jun 2009 at 01:42
- - 0
  - 0
  brilliant
  
  one of danny dyers best. absolutley fantastic! thought the 'fly on the ball' guys were amazing
  
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- - BelfastBoy
  - 1 review
  - Newtownabbey
  - 08 Apr 2009 at 22:54
- - 0
  - 0
  watched first half didnt bother with the second
  
  Avoid at all costs, this is a truly terrible film. So many annoying points such as the football commentators. i like football so thought this would be watchable... read more »
  
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- - Wiggy04
  - 5 reviews
  - Reading
  - 24 Mar 2009 at 19:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Disappointing
  
  Although in a couple of scenes we found the dialogue amusing, we were on the whole disappointed by the film. It was not a gripping story, slightly monotonous ... read more »
  
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- - 69Bubbles
  - 1 review
  - Bournemouth
  - 16 Feb 2009 at 21:28
- - 0
  - 0
  I thought I could be entertained watching Danny Dyer sitting still on a chair for 90 minutes
  
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  but this movie sucks! Dyer is unconvincing (even he seems bored by the movie) and Kearney is even worse - the story is in no way believable - no redeeming ... read more »
  
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- - ladykaz
  - 1 review
  - Washington
  - 11 Feb 2009 at 22:23
- - 2
  - 0
  Save your electricity!
  
  It amazes me that this film ever got made. Whoever funded this abomination must be an idiot! It is one of the worst films I have ever seen, its ability to stun ... read more »
  
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- - Matt
  - UK
  - 23 Jan 2009 at 01:13
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- - 11
  - 4
  Rubbish
  
  The idea of this film was brilliant, to plan your honeymoon secretly around the football. It was nothing short of terrible.
  
  The acting, the writing ... read more »
  
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- 366292
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ACot
  - Hampshire
  - 13 Jun 2006 at 21:58
- - 6
  - 0
  a must see
  
  this is a must see for all foottie fans. but has somthing for everyone, even the wife loved it
  
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- - mark winter
  - portsmouth
  - 25 Jul 2006 at 13:44
- - 6
  - 0
  Nestuma do mel !
  
  Lets be totally honest, this film is a stinker! .. however, it does get better ..
  
  The script is cak, to put it mildly. Shot against the colourful ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Jay
  - London, England
  - 11 Aug 2006 at 16:05
- - 9
  - 7
  The Fan's Chant: What a load of rubbish!!!
  
  The biggest pile of rubbish that i have had the mis-fortune of watching in a long time. I love my football, and thought this may be ok, but it was awful.
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- - Greek
  - South Glamorgan
  - 16 May 2006 at 07:48
- - 2
  - 0
  Good but a bit weird
  
  Danny Dyer great as ever...but two commentary blokes got on my nerves a bit... Didn’t think I’d like the whole football thing but over all a good film... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Herts
  - 23 Aug 2006 at 11:18
- - 2
  - 0
  Save your electricity!
  
  It amazes me that this film ever got made. Whoever funded this abomination must be an idiot! It is one of the worst films I have ever seen, its ability to stun ... read more »
  
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- 693556
- - Matt
  - UK
  - 23 Jan 2009 at 01:13
- - 1
  - 0
  Worst Film Ever
  
  Total waste of a disk!
  
  Thought i was gettin a decent film with Dyer and Jones but what were they thinkin about when making this.
  
  Avoid at ... read more »
  
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- - buckbhoy
  - 4 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 03 Feb 2008 at 15:13
- - 1
  - 0
  Worst Film of all Time
  
  I'd never heard of this film before I rented it but I like Danny Dyer and football so I thought I'd give it a go. I wish I hadn't. This film is so ... read more »
  
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- - Coroar
  - 8 reviews
  - Chatham
  - 03 Jun 2008 at 17:06
- - 1
  - 0
  unmitigated drivel
  
  This film has NO redeeming attributes. A diatribe of disconnected annectdotal nonsense interspersed with poor quality, juvenile cartoon clips, it is thoroughly ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - BICESTER
  - 30 Sep 2008 at 06:49
- - 0
  - 0
  a football film that couples can watch
  
  a football film that couples can watch without the other half getting board, meaning its not really about football as such but an interesting plot for the lady ... read more »
  
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- - stuart slaney
  - shoreham-by-sea
  - 30 Jun 2006 at 16:28

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- The Other Half
  
  Shot against the colourful backdrop of the 2004 European Championships, Danny Dyer (The Football Factory, The Business) stars as Mark, a newlywed who has sneakily organised his honeymoon to coincide with the Tournament. His unsuspecting other half is simply thrilled with her dream honeymoon to ...