Blackball (2003)

Nutzer-Bewertung:

5.3/10   

Regisseur:

Mel Smith

Drehbuchautor:

Tim Firth (written by)

Premierendatum:

5. September 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Sport

Werbezeile:

At last, a sportsman the British can be proud of...

Plot:

A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team.

Plot Keywords:

Sports Agent | Decorator | National Lampoon Series | Fall From Ladder | Championship

Nutzerkommentare:

A Damn Good Watch!!!!

Besetzung

Paul Kaye	...	Cliff Starkey
James Cromwell	...	Ray Speight
Alice Evans	...	Kerry Speight
Bernard Cribbins	...	Mutley
Johnny Vegas	...	Trevor
Vince Vaughn	...	Rick Schwartz
Imelda Staunton	...	Bridget
James Fleet	...	Alan the Pipe
David Ryall	...	Giles Wilton
Ian McNeice	...	Hugh The Sideburns
Kenneth Cranham	...	Chairman Collins
Terry Alderton	...	Bouncer Jonno
Emma Amos	...	Local News Reporter
Paul Bentall	...	Gate Guard (as Paul Bental)
Neil Conrich	...	Reporter Dave

Alternativ:

National Lampoon's Blackball (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Länge:

96 Min

Land:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:L

Drehorte:

London, England, UK

Firma:

Midfield Films

Dies und das:

Based on a true story of Griff Sanders who was thrown out of the Torquay Bowls Club for "improper conduct" (including writing "tosser" on the back of a score card).

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: There is paper confetti all over the floor of the indoor bowling green for the England Vs Australia match, in the next shot there is none.

Querbezüge:

Nimmt Bezug auf The Matrix (1999)

A Damn Good Watch!!!!

When first being sent this film for Christmas by a few family friends it didn't really strike me as the type of film that i should devote my time to watching, (never judge a book by its cover) , as i always do when doing History work for my upcoming GCSE's i decide to watch a film. Normally this is Shawshank or Pulp fiction or a classic of that nature. Yesterday i decided to crack open Blackball, and i wasn't disappointed. Paul Kay provides in my view his personally career topping performance with a great portrayal as Cliff Starky, with most surprisingly Johnny Vegas pulling of a decent film role. This portrayal of bowls brings a witty, humorous and overall shining side to the sport of bowls and shows that some sports need to escape from their stereotypical, pod so to speak. Vince Vaughn provides a great supporting feature to the film with witty comments and great dialect to bring to live the humour of the film. The film also adds a bit of spice with Alice Evans giving a solid at times attractive performance as Kerry speight and helps the film run smoothly. I feel the real star of the show was James Cromwell who really put this film up from a 2-3 to a 7 showing his experience as and actor and portraying Ray speight perfectly. All together i feel this is a great watch lacking a fantastic plot with witty good humoured fun and at times a very good laugh. I highly recommend you at least give this British film (my proud country :) a try :).