The Damned United
(2009)
Directed by Tom Hooper
this film based on real events stars Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall,
Colm Meaney and Jim Broadbent. Controversial manager Brian Clough
replaces Don Revie as manager of Leeds United, a club and manager he
had been highly critical of.
There is a fascinating
story to be told here but I am not sure that this every really gets
to grips with the enigma that was Brian Clough. As you would expect
there are plenty of errors of detail and chronology but I think the
biggest problem is that the film never shows why Clough was such a
great manager or where his demons came from. I really enjoyed the
locations used and the film does a good job of portraying classic
stadiums but in the end this is a bit of a light weight effort.
2/5
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