All In The Game [2006]

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Starring: ~ Danny Dyer, Ray Winstone Ike Hamilton Gerald Kyd Claire Perkins
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Studio: 2 Entertain Video

Region: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Format: PAL,

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Sales Rank: 8348

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Well wide of the mark (15 December 2007)
Okay, so the good thing about Ray Winstone, is that he's an intense performer. You cannot fault his energy and passion, though sometimes, when the writing isn't strong enough he can fall back on these assets too much. Let me explain. As any of you who saw that drivel 'King Arthur' would have noticed; he tends to go a little OTT. In 'All In The Game' he does this to a cringe-worthy extent. In fact, it leaves you feeling half-gripped and half-embarassed for his out-of-place zeal.

This film has very little poise or cunning in it's approach of the football topic. Clearly catering for a 'lads mag' mindset to football politics - it's simply an extended version of 'Footballer's Wives' but aimed at WKD blokes instead of bingo winged lambrini girls. The writing is clumsy and Winstone's dialogue depicts a kind hammy cockney geezer caracture - like if Terry Venables in a bad mood... and on acid. Yes at times his acting is absorbing, such is the vein bursting gusto he puts into every line. Spit frothing. Red-faced. Clattering and stamping across the screen. But it's all in vain, rather, just a vent of frustration at such a poor script to work with.

I like Ray but he has a tendency to pick bad projects and substitute good acting for rowdy shouting. When he gets it right, it's close to genius, like a British Al Pacino. Crucially, this film is yet more proof that films and football just don't go together.

Top Notch (28 April 2007)
Absorbing. If you like Ray Winstone and football, but are slightly cynical about our beautiful game, then this is a must. Fantastically written, and wonderfully directed, a real treat.