Movie Title : The Damned United Release Date : Oct 9, 2009 Wide Genre Movie :Sports & Fitness,Drama
Mpaa Rating : R
Actors :Michael Sheen,Timothy Spall,Colm Meaney,Jim Broadbent,Henry Goodman,Maurice Roëves,Stephen Graham,Brian McCardie,Peter McDonald,Giles Anderson,Mark Bazeley,Martin Compston,Joe Dempsie,David Roper,Jimmy Reddington,Oliver Stokes,Ryan Day,Mark Cameron Wystrach,Frank Skillin,Dylan Van Hoof
The creators of such docudramas as The Queen and Frost/Nixon re-team for this period sports chronicle set in 1974. In England, the Leeds United players retain a status as the preeminent champions of their football league. Unfortunately, the manager to whom the team owes much of its success, visionary Don Revie (Colm Meaney), promptly leaves the unit to take over the England team. His replacement, the slick and confident Brian Clough (Michael Sheen), is publicly known as a vociferous critic of the team's approach to games. Clough has some experience and success to back him up -- in flashbacks, the film details how he and his business partner Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall) coached Derby County from the bottom of the Second Division to the League Championships, though they had much less success working with the Brighton team later on. For various reasons, Taylor refuses to accompany Clough to his new post in Leeds, so Clough must go it alone. Clough wastes no time aggressively attempting to modify the playing style of the team -- he dictates that they play more attractively, and less violently. This clashes with the intentions of the team members, however. When the players hit the field, they find it extraordinarily difficult to adapt to the mandates of their new coach, which sets the stage for a series of losses and puts Clough's reputation on the line. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Two things that the British know that most Americans don't: Michael Sheen is the best actor in the English-speaking world; and soccer is the only football that matters.Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Damned United is a most entertaining study in obsession wrapped in a traditional sports movie.
Roger Moore-Orlando Sentinel
The Damned United is a thoughtful and entertaining study on the perils of ambition that has little to do with soccer and a lot to do with being human. Well-played.
Tom Long-Detroit News
One of [its] primary pleasures...is that, in choosing a topic as narrow and parochial as the fate of an English soccer club, Morgan has relieved himself of any duty to persuade us that the events he describes are of world-historical import.
Christopher Orr-The New Republic
A finely constructed and fiercely entertaining soccer movie that deals more in pride and obsession than penalty kicks.
Chris Vognar-Dallas Morning News
[Michael Sheen] adds to his gallery of public figures (Tony Blair, David Frost) with a sharp performance here as the legendary UK soccer coach Brian Clough.
J. R. Jones-Chicago Reader
You might not call it the best film ever made about British football, but it's definitely in the top one.
Stephen Carty-Flix Capacitor
as foreign for American audiences as a story about one of Billy Martin's stints with the Yankees would be in the U.K.
Matt Kelemen-Las Vegas CityLife
If soccer is a Shakespearean drama, then The Damned United is Richard III.
Simon Miraudo-Quickflix
Michael Sheen has played vampires and werewolves, but works up his most insatiable bloodlust as Brian Clough in this sharply observed, superbly acted drama that realizes sports forms as nasty a symbiotic relationship with a nation's people as politics.
Nick Rogers-Suite101.com
Morgan, Hooper and Sheen have crafted a moving, funny and loving tribute to the spirit of a man who effortlessly defined the spirit of the greatest sport ever.
Simon Foster-sbs.com.au
A provocative, darkly funny and particularly damning character study of hubris couched in idealism.
Alice Tynan-Concrete Playground
This slice of British football sports history won't have any cultural resonance for us Yanks... but the portrait of ambition and hubris run amok resonates in any arena...
Sean Axmaker-Seanax.com
"The Damned United" is a fascinating look at a very complex man, both talented and tone-deaf, arrogant and insecure, caring and hard-hearted.
Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Finds its riveting story in the locker-room and board-room wranglings of competitive team leaders, and dissects them with documentary-style precision.
Sean O'Connell-Charlotte Weekly
Refusing to devolve into a routine sports flick (see Invictus), The Damned United is instead more interested in the off-field clashes than the on-field skirmishes.
Matt Brunson-Creative Loafing
Offering just enough football to satisfy the fans in the stands, The Damned United is also a pleasingly high-quality British drama with some terrific performances.
Fionnuala Halligan-Screen International
That Clough is still remembered enough to have a film made about him is no surprise. But that he is remembered fondly suggests memory is a dish best served cold.
Duane Dudek-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
THE DAMNED UNITED is an intriguing study in human ego, and its ability to interfere with sound management.
Rubin Safaya-Cinemalogue.com
Sheen gives a magnificent performance. His Clough is a character you can neither like nor admire. You watch this walking train wreck in amazement as he continually steps on his own feet with his overactive mouth.
Bob Bloom-Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
...the real story isn't about football, but about the competing agendas of two strong-willed individuals: one apparently playing the supporting role to the other's lead...
Sarah Boslaugh-Playback:stl
egoless acting, tight editing, and intelligent dialogue
John A. Nesbit-Old School Reviews
...nothing like a conventional sports bio-pic; it's a character study of a difficult personality, a charming, enigmatic victim of self-sabotage.
Philip Martin-Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Michael Sheen is pitch perfect again in this tale of a man and his ego
Jackie K. Cooper-jackiekcooper.com
'The Damned United' is a soccer movie that's really about a man's struggle with his most dangerous opponent--his own ego.
Dan Lybarger-eFilmCritic.com
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Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager Don Revie and how much he is missing right-hand man Peter TaylorTagLine The Damned United They love me for what I'm not... ...they hate me for what I am.
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