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damned_united | 1855829 | 2009-11-17 | Jackie K. Cooper | false | 7/10 | 1fresh
| jackiekcooper.com | Michael Sheen is pitch perfect again in this tale of a man and his ego | 1Positive
| http://www.jackiekcooper.com |
damned_united | 1855541 | 2009-11-14 | Dan Lybarger | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| eFilmCritic.com | 'The Damned United' is a soccer movie that's really about a man's struggle with his most dangerous opponent--his own ego. | 1Positive
| http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=18869&reviewer=293 |
damned_united | 1855421 | 2009-11-13 | John Beifuss | false | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | As a film inspired by British football, this may hold limited appeal for American moviegoers. But it's also a film about a form of spurned love, which means it's a story about love and hate, which means it's a movie that everybody can relate to. | 1Positive
| http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/nov/13/love-hate-at-play-in-the-damned-united/ |
damned_united | 1854987 | 2009-11-12 | Justin Strout | false | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Orlando Weekly | It's too easy to dismiss Sheen's work as basic mimicry; in fact, Sheen's Clough is his most intricate work thus far. | 1Positive
| http://www.orlandoweekly.com/film/review.asp?rid=14710 |
damned_united | 1854650 | 2009-11-11 | Roger Moore | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Orlando Sentinel | The Damned United is a most entertaining study in obsession wrapped in a traditional sports movie. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1854116 | 2009-11-06 | Marc Savlov | true | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Austin Chronicle | Tou don't need to know your Arsenal from your Hull to appreciate the one fact of life that Clough learns too late: Pride comes before a fall, and the pitch provides no safe haven from the excesses of the self. | 1Positive
| http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3a903729 |
damned_united | 1853372 | 2009-11-04 | Steve Rhodes | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Internet Reviews | The Damned United beautifully demonstrates that, if you pair a truly gifted screenwriter with terrific actors, cinematic magic is possible, perhaps even likely. | 1Positive
| http://reviews.imdb.com/Reviews/419/41982 |
damned_united | 1852901 | 2009-10-30 | Tom Long | true | B | 1fresh
| Detroit News | 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. | 1Positive
| http://www.detnews.com/article/20091030/OPINION03/910300329/1034/ENT02/Review--Polished--United--scores-as-human-interest-story |
damned_united | 1852730 | 2009-10-30 | Shawn Levy | false | A- | 1fresh
| Oregonian | Sheen's Clough is as good as his Tony Blair and his David Frost -- which is to say he is absolutely remarkable. | 1Positive
| http://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovies/2009/10/review_--_sheen_shines_in_the.html |
damned_united | 1851923 | 2009-10-23 | Tricia Olszewski | false | null | 1fresh
| Washington City Paper | A film whose likability lies almost completely on the shoulders of Sheen's Clough. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1851897 | 2009-10-23 | Christopher Orr | true | null | 1fresh
| The New Republic | 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. | 1Positive
| http://www.tnr.com/article/books-and-arts/the-movie-review-%E2%80%98the-damned-united%E2%80%99 |
damned_united | 1851817 | 2009-10-23 | Chris Vognar | true | 4.5/5 | 1fresh
| Dallas Morning News | A finely constructed and fiercely entertaining soccer movie that deals more in pride and obsession than penalty kicks. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1851813 | 2009-10-23 | J. R. Jones | true | null | 1fresh
| Chicago Reader | [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. | 1Positive
| http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/MovieTimes?oid=1116342 |
damned_united | 1851731 | 2009-10-23 | Willie Waffle | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| WaffleMovies.com | a wonderful story, excellently told and without all sorts of manufactured drama | 1Positive
| http://www.dc50tv.com/entertainment/movies/wdcw-waffle-the-damned-united,0,3526801.story |
damned_united | 1851728 | 2009-10-23 | Elias Savada | false | 4.5/5 | 1fresh
| Film Threat | The Damned United will be savored and appreciated when considered for year-end prize consideration. Don't wait till then to see it. | 1Positive
| http://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/the-damned-united/ |
damned_united | 1851725 | 2009-10-23 | Jim Judy | false | null | 1fresh
| Screen It! | Parental Content Review | 1Positive
| http://www.screenit.com/movies/2009/the_damned_united.html |
damned_united | 1851660 | 2009-10-23 | Peter Hartlaub | true | 4/4 | 1fresh
| San Francisco Chronicle | Like a tense World Cup match, there's a lack of scoring, but it is still riveting. | 1Positive
| http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/10/23/MVN21A8C7G.DTL |
damned_united | 1851608 | 2009-10-23 | Chris Hewitt | false | 1/4 | 0rotten
| St. Paul Pioneer Press | Imagine an in-depth movie about a sequin factory in China that assumes we are already familiar with all of the details of sequin making, and you have an idea what it's like to sit through The Damned United. | 0Negative
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damned_united | 1851599 | 2009-10-23 | Moira MacDonald | true | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Seattle Times | While there's plenty of action, much of it satisfyingly wet and muddy, the reason to watch this film is its splendid cast. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1851092 | 2009-10-21 | Frank Swietek | false | B+ | 1fresh
| One Guy's Opinion | Even if you're not a soccer fan you should respond to...another expert mining of historical record by Peter Morgan [that's] not so much a sports movie as a character study. | 1Positive
| http://www.oneguysopinion.com/Review.php?ID=2905 |
damned_united | 1851011 | 2009-10-20 | MaryAnn Johanson | false | null | 1fresh
| Flick Filosopher | [A]n absolutely thrilling story, one both hilarious and poignant, about a man who is downright classical in his flaws... Michael Sheen, who always has a hint something impish and elven about him, is absolutely perfect... | 1Positive
| http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2009/10/102009the_damned_united_review.html |
damned_united | 1851007 | 2009-10-20 | Jeanne Kaplan | false | null | 1fresh
| Kaplan vs. Kaplan | With the screenplay by Peter Morgan ("The Queen", "The Last King of Scotland", "Frost/Nixon"), films don't get much better than this. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1851006 | 2009-10-20 | David Kaplan | false | null | 1fresh
| Kaplan vs. Kaplan | Michael Sheen has built a film career playing real-life celebrities, political and otherwise. Here's hoping he keeps it up. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1850876 | 2009-10-19 | Michael Phillips | true | null | 1fresh
| Chicago Tribune | Sheen is wonderful. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1850579 | 2009-10-16 | Jane Stevenson | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Jam! Movies | Their close, symbiotic relationship is the film's linchpin and the final scene where the estranged, gruff men finally make up, almost like sweethearts, has to be seen to be believed -- yet somehow Sheen and Spall manage to pull it off. | 1Positive
| http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/D/Damned_United |
damned_united | 1850564 | 2009-10-16 | Rick Groen | true | 2/4 | 0rotten
| Globe and Mail | Like a skill player who just can't score, The Damned United is all dazzle and no finish and, ultimately, damned frustrating. | 0Negative
| http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/the-damned-united/article1325025/ |
damned_united | 1850528 | 2009-10-16 | Jen Yamato | true | null | 1fresh
| Cinematical | Thanks to Michael Sheen's innate charms, Brian Clough is redeemable even at his meanest and most self-destructive. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1850373 | 2009-10-16 | Peter Howell | true | null | 1fresh
| Toronto Star | Sheen's performance is controlled fury, barely touching ground as he presents Clough as being the very picture of a delusional fool. | 1Positive
| http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/711011--the-damned-united-michael-sheen-shines-as-infamous-soccer-coach |
damned_united | 1850181 | 2009-10-15 | Jim Schembri | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| The Age (Australia) | As fine a sports movie as it is, The Damned United is as much a bromance as I Love You, Man. And it's touching, too. | 1Positive
| http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/film-reviews/the-damned-united/2009/10/14/1255195827819.html |
damned_united | 1850164 | 2009-10-15 | Wesley Morris | true | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Boston Globe | While it's true that a couple of the characters are vivid creations, it's hard to glean what else Morgan sees in this story, which he adapted from a novel by David Peace, besides a showcase for Sheen. Mostly, that's enough. | 1Positive
| http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/10/16/in_the_damned_united_sheen_can_really_shine/ |
damned_united | 1850072 | 2009-10-15 | Roger Ebert | true | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Chicago Sun-Times | The enigma of Brian Clough has long fascinated British fans. The Dammed United offers no easy explanation, but plunges into the mysteries of the personality. | 1Positive
| http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-damned-united-2009 |
damned_united | 1849999 | 2009-10-14 | Margaret Pomeranz | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| At the Movies (Australia) | Performances are fabulous; Michael Sheen almost tops his previous outings as Blair and Frost with this and Spall, Meaney and Broadbent are just so solid. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1849965 | 2009-10-14 | Chris Faraone | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Boston Phoenix | In addition to the textured damp British landscapes, the film convinces on the strength of impassioned performances by Sheen and Timothy Spall as his assistant manager and muse, Peter Taylor. | 1Positive
| http://www.thephoenix.com/Boston/movies/91379-damned-united/ |
damned_united | 1849758 | 2009-10-12 | Avi Offer | false | 8.5/10 | 1fresh
| NYC Movie Guru | A compelling, sprightly and heartfelt drama. Michael Sheen deserves an Oscar. | 1Positive
| http://www.nycmovieguru.com/oct9th09.html#damnedunited |
damned_united | 1849640 | 2009-10-11 | Laura Clifford | false | A- | 1fresh
| Reeling Reviews | ...one of the best sports films ever made, despite the paucity of play on the actual field. Many think Sheen has been unfairly overlooked by the Academy for past performances, but his Brian Clough is a career best. | 1Positive
| http://www.reelingreviews.com/thedamnedunited.htm |
damned_united | 1849550 | 2009-10-09 | Tim Grierson | true | null | 1fresh
| The Simon | You may have read that it's hard to follow The Damned United if you don't follow soccer. Hogwash -- all you need is an interest in the egos that drive professional sports. | 1Positive
| http://www.thesimon.com/magazine/articles/consumables/01641_the_damned_united_an_education_true_tales_sad_stories.html |
damned_united | 1849540 | 2009-10-09 | Sara Michelle Fetters | true | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| MovieFreak.com | Sheen and Spall hit the pitch running at full steam, their multifaceted and constantly evolving relationship the film's gripping heart and soul. | 1Positive
| http://www.moviefreak.com/artman/publish/movies_damnedunited.shtml |
damned_united | 1849493 | 2009-10-09 | Elizabeth Weitzman | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| New York Daily News | Just as a great player can take an average team to surprising heights, Michael Sheen turns an ordinary sports movie into an unexpected winner. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1849459 | 2009-10-09 | Tony Medley | false | 9/10 | 1fresh
| tonymedley.com | Superb acting from an exceptional cast makes this story about soccer, not the most popular of sports in America, an enthralling entertainment. | 1Positive
| http://www.tonymedley.com/2009/The_Damned_United.htm |
damned_united | 1849433 | 2009-10-09 | A.O. Scott | true | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| New York Times | The rare sports movie that deals with humiliation and disappointment. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1849421 | 2009-10-09 | Steve Ramos | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Boxoffice Magazine | Fascinating storytelling, beautiful cinematography and the most complex and riveting lead characters imaginable. | 1Positive
| http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2009/10/the-damned-united.php |
damned_united | 1849317 | 2009-10-09 | Kyle Smith | true | 2.5/4 | 1fresh
| New York Post | As the two coaches head for a faceoff in a climactic live TV interview, writer Morgan starts to seem like a rip-off -- of himself. | 1Positive
| http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/the_damned_united_RL9TfsUHQuBHD7nBYoqXxH |
damned_united | 1849255 | 2009-10-09 | Claudia Puig | true | 3/4 | 1fresh
| USA Today | What vaults the film above the standard sports movie is the stellar performance by Michael Sheen. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1903246 | 2009-10-09 | Clint O'Connor | false | B | 1fresh
| Cleveland Plain Dealer | null | 1Positive
| http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2009/12/the_damned_united_michael_shee.html |
damned_united | 1903252 | 2009-10-09 | Jonathan Kiefer | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Sacramento News & Review | null | 1Positive
| http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1318471 |
damned_united | 1903254 | 2009-10-09 | Steven Rea | true | 4/4 | 1fresh
| Philadelphia Inquirer | null | 1Positive
| http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/steven_rea/20091023_A_portrait_of_a_man_full_of_himself.html |
damned_united | 1903253 | 2009-10-09 | Gary Thompson | false | B+ | 1fresh
| Philadelphia Daily News | null | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1903265 | 2009-10-09 | Peter Rainer | true | B+ | 1fresh
| Christian Science Monitor | null | 1Positive
| http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1009/p17s03-almo.html |
damned_united | 1903267 | 2009-10-09 | Thomas Caldwell | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Cinema Autopsy | null | 1Positive
| http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/10/20/film-review-the-damned-united-2009/ |
damned_united | 1849149 | 2009-10-08 | Robert Levin | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Critic's Notebook | The performances by Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall give the picture the dramatic heft it needs to tackle a narrative far beyond the purview of a standard sports flick. | 1Positive
| http://www.criticsnotebook.com/2009/10/the-damned-united.html |
damned_united | 1849145 | 2009-10-08 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | false | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Combustible Celluloid | [A] very vivid, affectionately prickly film. | 1Positive
| http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/2009/damnedun.shtml |
damned_united | 1849103 | 2009-10-08 | Kenneth Turan | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Los Angeles Times | Though his notoriously big mouth often got him into trouble, Clough is a great character for Sheen to play because his personal charm invariably -- but not always -- got him out of the difficulty. | 1Positive
| http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-united9-2009oct09,0,983115.story |
damned_united | 1849092 | 2009-10-08 | Andrew O'Hehir | true | null | 1fresh
| Salon.com | Those who give it a whirl will discover a delightfully comic and sympathetic portrayal of British life in the hardscrabble, ciggies-and-lager '70s. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1849014 | 2009-10-08 | Scott Tobias | true | B- | 1fresh
| AV Club | At this point, the Morgan/Sheen roadshow may have finally run its course, but together they have a knack for understanding the recent past through men who are crafty and irreducible, usually despite all appearances to the contrary. | 1Positive
| http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-damned-united,33843/ |
damned_united | 1849013 | 2009-10-08 | Chris Cabin | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Filmcritic.com | There's nothing innovative about The Damned United, but it does exactly what it sets out to do with a clear sense of character and purpose, helped immeasurably by Morgan's rich dialogue and crafty structure | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1849002 | 2009-10-08 | Geoff Berkshire | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Metromix.com | Classy light drama gets its larger than life scope from Brian Clough's own massive ego and Michael Sheen's sharp performance in the role. | 1Positive
| http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/the-damned-united-review/1513169/content |
damned_united | 1848982 | 2009-10-08 | Brian Orndorf | false | B+ | 1fresh
| BrianOrndorf.com | Because United prefers human and industry conflict over playing field disputes, it makes the film an accessible and spellbinding showcase for tightly-suited antagonism and venomous verbal spray. This is a first-rate drama. | 1Positive
| http://www.brianorndorf.com/2009/10/film-review-the-damned-united.html |
damned_united | 1848865 | 2009-10-07 | Joanna Langfield | false | null | 1fresh
| The Movie Minute | Do you have to love soccer to love this movie? No. You just have to love good acting. | 1Positive
| http://themovieminute.com/photo3.html |
damned_united | 1848811 | 2009-10-07 | Joshua Rothkopf | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Time Out | [Sheen is] dazzling here, finally cut loose. | 1Positive
| http://newyork.timeout.com/newyork/articles/film/79329/thedamnedunited |
damned_united | 1848779 | 2009-10-07 | Lisa Schwarzbaum | true | B+ | 1fresh
| Entertainment Weekly | The great cast includes Timothy Spall as the assistant manager, Colm Meaney as Clough's nemesis, and Jim Broadbent as a sports exec who'd make George Steinbrenner nervous. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1848719 | 2009-10-06 | Chuck Wilson | true | null | 1fresh
| Village Voice | These actors are good at what they do -- like those soccer players that dodge and weave with effortless grace. | 1Positive
| http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-10-06/film/football-a-serious-business-in-the-damned-united/ |
damned_united | 1848694 | 2009-10-06 | Leslie Felperin | true | null | 1fresh
| Variety | There's hardly more than five minutes of actual ball-kicking onscreen, and what's there is mostly seamlessly stitched-in archival footage. Diehard fans may actually feel shortchanged by the strategy. But it makes for more accessible drama. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1848651 | 2009-10-06 | Marshall Fine | false | null | 1fresh
| Hollywood & Fine | Sheen, so wonderfully restrained as Tony Blair and deliciously self-aware as David Frost, finds a kind of mania that sends sparks shooting from Clough's eyes. | 1Positive
| http://hollywoodandfine.com/reviews/?p=1508 |
damned_united | 1848565 | 2009-10-05 | Nick Schager | true | 2.5/4 | 0rotten
| Slant Magazine | The parallel-tracks structure smoothly reveals cause-effect relationships even as it sometimes feels designed to gussy up the narrative's straightforward rise-and-fall arc. | 0Negative
| http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-damned-united |
damned_united | 1848541 | 2009-10-05 | David Edelstein | true | null | 1fresh
| New York Magazine/Vulture | Quite enjoyable, even for those of us who don't follow British "football." | 1Positive
| http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/59660/ |
damned_united | 1847943 | 2009-10-02 | Louise Keller | false | null | 0rotten
| Urban Cinefile | Soccer aficionados and anyone interested in this period of English soccer will be drawn to this character-driven story about sporting ambition... Somehow the film never quite hits its target, despite the elements and the team that delivers them | 0Negative
| http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=16232&s=Reviews |
damned_united | 1847527 | 2009-09-30 | Jules Brenner | false | 2.5/5 | 0rotten
| Cinema Signals | A sports bad boy - well acted and photographed. I'll give it that. | 0Negative
| http://variagate.com/damndutd.htm?RT |
damned_united | 1846248 | 2009-09-23 | Kerry Lengel | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Arizona Republic | Vile, hateful and undeniably funny. | 1Positive
| http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/2009/09/23/20090923beerinhell0925.html |
damned_united | 1846241 | 2009-09-23 | Christy Lemire | true | null | 1fresh
| Associated Press | You don't have to be a soccer expert, or even know all that much about the sport, to get sucked into the competing personalities and personal dramas of The Damned United. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1846207 | 2009-09-23 | Susan Granger | false | 7/10 | 1fresh
| SSG Syndicate | Despite a rich and complex, powerhouse performance by Michael Sheen, it's hard to sell a biopic when many movie-goers have little awareness of either the subject of British soccer history. | 1Positive
| http://susangranger.com/?p=4635 |
damned_united | 1844938 | 2009-09-16 | Daniel Eagan | false | null | 0rotten
| Film Journal International | The rise and fall of Brian Clough, fired after six weeks on the job from England's most successful soccer team. Excellent performances highlight an otherwise tepid biopic. | 0Negative
| http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3ic4a24657b5de7639e0a9661787f80b01 |
damned_united | 1844601 | 2009-09-14 | Edward Douglas | false | 7.5/10 | 1fresh
| ComingSoon.net | A fairly standard and straight-forward biopic, but Sheen just has a way of personifying these public figures [and it's] another role perfectly suited for him. | 1Positive
| http://www.comingsoon.net/news/torontonews.php?id=58980#4 |
damned_united | 1844332 | 2009-09-11 | Guy Dixon | true | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Globe and Mail | Add an extra star rating for footie fans. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1843750 | 2009-09-10 | Kirk Honeycutt | true | null | 1fresh
| Hollywood Reporter | A sports rivalry poisons everyone in this British soccer movie based, loosely, on a true story. | 1Positive
| null |
damned_united | 1842755 | 2009-09-05 | Jeremy Heilman | false | 39/100 | 0rotten
| MovieMartyr.com | It devolves into a morass of bitterness, losing even the rooting interest in the underdog that makes the formulaic structure of most sports films forgivable. | 0Negative
| http://www.moviemartyr.com/2009/damnedunited.htm |
damned_united | 1842737 | 2009-09-05 | Cole Smithey | false | A+ | 1fresh
| ColeSmithey.com | ...Michael Sheen solidifies his status as this generation's Laurence Olivier... | 1Positive
| http://www.colesmithey.com/reviews/2009/10/the-damned-united-.html |
damned_united | 1840787 | 2009-08-27 | Harvey S. Karten | false | B+ | 1fresh
| Compuserve | Michael Sheen's flamboyant performance as a football (soccer) manager makes him a credible nominee for end-year film awards. | 1Positive
| http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ws-showbiz&tid=23932 |
damned_united | 1809938 | 2009-03-31 | Rod Liddle | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Times (UK) | Thoroughly entertaining, cartoonish romp, part nostalgia fest, part buddy movie. You do not have to like football to enjoy it. | 1Positive
| http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article5975148.ece |
damned_united | 1809930 | 2009-03-31 | Philip French | false | null | 1fresh
| Observer (UK) | The Damned United is an entertaining and perceptive film. | 1Positive
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/mar/29/the-damned-united-review |
damned_united | 1809626 | 2009-03-28 | Richard Luck | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Film4 | Another man-of-the-match performance from Sheen saves this from mid-table mediocrity. | 1Positive
| http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=172387§ion=review&page=all#reviewnav |
damned_united | 1809623 | 2009-03-28 | Chris Tilly | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| IGN Movies UK | An incredibly entertaining 95 minutes spent in the company of one of the game's most interesting characters, and a testament to the way in which friendship can save us in our darkest hour. | 1Positive
| http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/967/967040p1.html |
damned_united | 1809620 | 2009-03-28 | Stella Papamichael | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Digital Spy | Clough may have trampled on a few people's feelings, but nobody got killed. That said, there's enough drama in this 90 minutes to rival England vs. Argentina. | 1Positive
| http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/review/a150204/the-damned-united.html |
damned_united | 1809610 | 2009-03-28 | Rich Phippen | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Sky Cinema | Hooper's cinematic debut is a mixed affair; a visual flair that perfectly encapsulates the period is blessed with some wonderful editing that tells the story from a dramatic, rather than sporting point of view. | 1Positive
| http://movies.sky.com/review/the-damned-united |
damned_united | 1809602 | 2009-03-28 | Allan Hunter | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Daily Express (UK) | The Damned United is really a tale of male camaraderie, sporting rivalry and the flawed nature of a man who many consider the greatest manager that England never had. | 1Positive
| http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/91549/Sheen-adds-gloss-to-Clough-legend-in-The-Damned-United |
damned_united | 1809594 | 2009-03-28 | Stuart McGurk | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| thelondonpaper | It romps along with an effortless bounce and charm. How much will stay with you, though, is another matter. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1809593 | 2009-03-28 | Rich Cline | false | 4.5/5 | 1fresh
| Shadows on the Wall | A colourful script, gorgeously cinematic direction and blistering central performance by Sheen make this one of the most entertaining biopics in recent memory. And it's definitely not just for football fans. | 1Positive
| http://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/09/damnunit.htm |
damned_united | 1809331 | 2009-03-27 | Dan Brightmore | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Little White Lies | It is, as such, a very British tale and a contender for football film of the decade. | 1Positive
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damned_united | 1809321 | 2009-03-27 | Aubrey Day | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Total Film | Smarter than Escape To Victory, more fun than Bend It like Beckham, but not quite the title-winning charge we were hoping for. Might challenge for a Champions League spot though. | 1Positive
| http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/the-damned-united |
damned_united | 1809315 | 2009-03-27 | William Thomas | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Empire Magazine | Sheen thrives in the guise of the idiosyncratic Clough in a brilliantly candid, if bitty, football parable. | 1Positive
| http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=135983 |
damned_united | 1809306 | 2009-03-27 | Dave Calhoun | true | 3/6 | 1fresh
| Time Out | The biggest failure is the film's portrayal of the Leeds team: the oddly-coiffured lads are never more than a unit and the calamity of Clough's time in charge too much of a given. | 1Positive
| http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/86753/the-damned-united.html |
damned_united | 1809292 | 2009-03-27 | James Christopher | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Times (UK) | Anyone who has ever kicked a leather football in anger - when they were brown, permanently sodden and weighed 10lb - will almost certainly love this. | 1Positive
| http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article5975775.ece |
damned_united | 1809283 | 2009-03-27 | Peter Bradshaw | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Guardian | This is a fresh, intelligent transformation, terrifically involving all the way through; it has responded to the human drama and found a persuasive anti-hero in Clough. His story has been recreated as mainstream entertainment with tremendous watchability. | 1Positive
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/mar/27/damned-united-brian-clough-leeds-united-film-review |
damned_united | 1809273 | 2009-03-27 | Sukhdev Sandhu | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Daily Telegraph (UK) | The Damned United zips along, is often funny and will give football fans of a certain age an enjoyable memory rush. | 1Positive
| http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/sukhdevsandhu/5054980/The-Damned-United-review.html |
damned_united | 1809270 | 2009-03-27 | Chris Roberts | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Uncut Magazine [UK] | Hooper's film rattles along crisply, with the director mixing punchy tussles on and off the field. | 1Positive
| http://www.uncut.co.uk/film/timothy_spall/reviews/12941 |
damned_united | 1809267 | 2009-03-27 | Simon Thompson | false | 8/10 | 1fresh
| Heart 106.2 | Brilliant and possibly the best British film of the last 5 years. | 1Positive
| http://www.heartlondon.co.uk/Article.asp?id=1234907 |
damned_united | 1809264 | 2009-03-27 | Christopher Tookey | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Daily Mail (UK) | This is a unique film, the best yet about English football. I enjoyed every one of its 93 minutes. There aren't many movies I wish could have been longer. But, this is one of them. | 1Positive
| http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/reviews/article-1165143/The-Damned-United-Strife-Brian.html |
damned_united | 1809258 | 2009-03-27 | Mark Adams | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Sunday Mirror (UK) | The film does a fine job in recreating England of the 60s and 70s - big cars and rubbish clothes - but is less convincing when actors are called upon to play footballers. | 1Positive
| http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/film/film-reviews/mark-adams/2009/03/22/film-of-the-week-the-damned-united-15-115875-21217614/ |
damned_united | 1809250 | 2009-03-27 | David Edwards | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Daily Mirror (UK) | This enjoyable but uneven biopic is a TV movie with ideas above its station. | 1Positive
| http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/the-ticket/2009/03/film-review-the-damned-united.html |
damned_united | 1809224 | 2009-03-27 | Nigel Andrews | true | null | 1fresh
| Financial Times | Morgan, scanning the book and deciding (perhaps shrewdly) to lighten it up, has fashioned for Michael Sheen, the actor formerly known as Tony Blair and David Frost, his best comic role yet. | 1Positive
| http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c50fbd2-195a-11de-9d34-0000779fd2ac.html |
damned_united | 1808879 | 2009-03-27 | Anthony Quinn | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Independent (UK) | This is the Life of Brian, and nobody else's. As such, it's never dull, and in many little details it's a back-of-the-net pleasure. | 1Positive
| http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-damned-united-15-1655011.html |