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| Category | Comedies DVDs, Based On A Novel Movies, Theatrical Releases (Not Yet Available) Videos, 1960s, England, Soccer | | Starring | Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Colm Meaney, Timothy Spall | | Director | Tom Hooper | | Composer | Rob Lane | | Director of Photography | Ben Smithard | | Executive Producer | Christine Langan, Peter Morgan, Hugo Heppell | | Producer | Andy Harries | | Screenwriter | Peter Morgan | | Source Writer | David Peace |
After tackling Tony Blair and David Frost, actor Michael Sheen turns to another driven historical figure: football manager Brian Clough. Talented but abrasive, Clough alienates some of those around him, including his rival, Don Revie. When Clough has the chance to coach Leeds, Revie’s former team, he takes on the role of the manager of the country’s best soccer team. Also starring Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, and Colm Meaney, this film marks the fourth time screenwriter Peter Morgan (THE QUEEN, FROST/NIXON) has crafted a character for Sheen. Damned United Reviews: 3 stars out of 5 -- "Morgan clearly has a deep affection for the source material and its protagonist while, as clough, Sheen hits screamers into the back of the net pretty much every time he's on screen."-- Aubrey Day, Total Film "Sheen's typically scrupulous channeling of Clough gets the tics and mannerisms right, but also carves a moving portrait of a braggart suddenly out of his depth....Period styling throughout is on the money..."-- Leslie Felperin, Variety "[The film] has an authentic aroma of English football in the Seventies....Michael Sheen nails his charismatic swagger; Colm Meaney is especially good as the mirthless Revie..."-- Graham Fuller, Film Comment "[T]his is historical fiction that continues Morgan's intriguing inquiry into the uses and abuses of power and how personalities get distorted by a taste of fame or success."-- Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 4 -- "Well-made, with a seamless interweaving of archival footage, THE DAMNED UNITED is a straightforward character study. What vaults the film above the standard sports movie is the stellar performance by Michael Sheen."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It skillfully uses some archival footage, which evokes the pitch of feeling during a match."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "THE DAMNED UNITED shares with THE QUEEN and FROST/NIXON not only a writer and a star, but also a precise and satisfying sense of proportion."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "It's no accident that Sheen displays some of the same incisive understanding of human inconsistency and political strategy that he demonstrated in THE QUEEN and FROST/NIXON: Peter Morgan wrote all three screenplays..."-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "It's more than a detailed account of one man's petty vindictiveness in a bygone era. It's about how our hatred can consume us so deeply that we lose sight of everything."Washington Post Damned United | Orig Year | 2009 | | CD Universe Part number | 7867535 | | Release Date | New Damned United TR release date | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for language | | Movie Details | Color |
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