It is a solid indie flic but the problem I have is that the likelyhood of an ex-West Ham youth player going homeless and driving around in an Audi whilst having a kid and a partner is very unrealistic. It's a bit forced-for-tv.
However the general concept is excellent. I love the flair between the teams and the banter and all the comradeship about the modern game. The football played is a hybrid of realistic non-league amateur fails combined with flair; touch and the skills of a professional level.
It has some odd rules which I don't know are that accurate like a two minute sin bin! The referee being suspect as well is another issue.
The writing could be better and they could have sought an expert before writing something which just is not that likely. The weekly earners that youth players receive now at Premier League level are £260k for an academy player so said he have two seasons that would be £400k at least. Most people do not earn that. So how he would be homeless I don't understand.
Anyway the general movie is nicely-done and the acting from Bill Nighy is superb. The American football player reminds me of the pro-FIFA player when you play as a girl in the game. Similar attributes; techical and similar build. I wonder if that was an inspiration. Forgive me but I can't remember her name!
I liked the interplay but at times it was too much showboating and too many ridiculous interplays. Like being too average then utterly astounding and then being unable to play...that confused me.
Methodone withdrawal happens in 30 hours and you get anxiety and tiredness and you start sweating. There wasn't enough of those on display and it was not clear when Nathan stopped taking his methodone yet the anxiety and overwhelmingness was very accurate.
The ending was weird but a nice way to finish the film. I thought it was a bit too long at two hours however the score was exceptional and Fela Kuti on was great to hear however I thought it would have been better with different scores from the countries playing. Japanese jazz for the Japanese team playing etc.
Anyway overall it was a super-fun movie which had me very raw and emotional at the end and it was nice seeing genuine actors and some silky smooth skils involved. With a bit more tweaking it could have been much more realistic. I love the montage at the end of the REAL homeless world cup.
However the general concept is excellent. I love the flair between the teams and the banter and all the comradeship about the modern game. The football played is a hybrid of realistic non-league amateur fails combined with flair; touch and the skills of a professional level.
It has some odd rules which I don't know are that accurate like a two minute sin bin! The referee being suspect as well is another issue.
The writing could be better and they could have sought an expert before writing something which just is not that likely. The weekly earners that youth players receive now at Premier League level are £260k for an academy player so said he have two seasons that would be £400k at least. Most people do not earn that. So how he would be homeless I don't understand.
Anyway the general movie is nicely-done and the acting from Bill Nighy is superb. The American football player reminds me of the pro-FIFA player when you play as a girl in the game. Similar attributes; techical and similar build. I wonder if that was an inspiration. Forgive me but I can't remember her name!
I liked the interplay but at times it was too much showboating and too many ridiculous interplays. Like being too average then utterly astounding and then being unable to play...that confused me.
Methodone withdrawal happens in 30 hours and you get anxiety and tiredness and you start sweating. There wasn't enough of those on display and it was not clear when Nathan stopped taking his methodone yet the anxiety and overwhelmingness was very accurate.
The ending was weird but a nice way to finish the film. I thought it was a bit too long at two hours however the score was exceptional and Fela Kuti on was great to hear however I thought it would have been better with different scores from the countries playing. Japanese jazz for the Japanese team playing etc.
Anyway overall it was a super-fun movie which had me very raw and emotional at the end and it was nice seeing genuine actors and some silky smooth skils involved. With a bit more tweaking it could have been much more realistic. I love the montage at the end of the REAL homeless world cup.