The Damned United (2009)

• Year: 2009
• Released: 27 Mar 2009
• Country: United Kingdom
• Adwords: 5 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226271/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_damned_united
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-damned-united
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
• Runtime: 98 min
• Writer: Peter Morgan, David Peace
• Director: Tom Hooper
• Cast: Colm Meaney, Henry Goodman, David Roper
• Keywords: biography, sports, 1970s, football (soccer), yorkshire,

	7.5/10
	81/100

The Damned United Storyline

In 1974, Brian Clough was named manager of Leeds United, then one of the most successful teams in English football. He was fired 44 days later after Leeds got off to its worst start in 20 years. He had replaced the legendary Don Revie who left Leeds to become manager of England’s national team but never managed to gain the loyalty of the players nor implement his own style of managing. In flashbacks, Clough’s rocky relationship with Revie is revealed going back to an FA Cup match in 1968 when he felt Revie snubbed him. As presented in the film, Clough was driven to show up Revie and was a very successful manager, leading Derby County to the league championship. In the end, his ultra-sized ego and lack of concern for those around him led to his downfall. In future years Clough had great success, re-established himself as a top manager leading his teams to victory and was, in the words of the filmmaker, the greatest manager England never had.

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We’re from the north, Pete. What do we care about Brighton? Bloody southerners.

Michael Sheen (The Queen, Frost/Nixon), Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge! , Longford), Timothy Spall (Michael Sheen), and Colm Meaney (How Harry Became a Tree) are all great actors, and their presence means that this film is worth watching even if you don’t particularly like football. I doubt however, you would be watch if you weren’t a fan.

Brian Clough (Sheen) brings Derby out of obscurity to the top and ends up managing his archenemy Leeds United. He hates the team, he hates the style of football they play, and yet, he signs on to manage them. A recipe for disaster, and a disaster it was.

The film is not so much about football, as it is about Clough. He makes enemies everywhere he goes. No wonder he only lasted 44 days.

A fantastic film with brilliant performances by Sheen and Spall.

Very, very good

Perhaps the film could have been longer, so that while Clough was developed surprisingly well and avoided going into caricature, the rest of the characters could have been more so. But this is a very good film regardless.

It is very well directed by Tom Hooper(The King’s Speech), and is shot beautifully complete with striking scenery. The dialogue is excellent and involving, and no the odd anachronism didn’t bother me besides I have heard much worse, and so is the story, while the football is exciting the more drama-driven sequences also impress.

The acting is excellent across the board, but the film belongs to Michael Sheen, while not necessarily a tour-de-force(like in Fantabulosa!) Sheen does nail it making every trait of Clough believable.

All in all, a very good film. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Masterful acting from Michael Sheen

It’s July 1974. Leeds United is the dominant team. Manager Don Revie (Colm Meaney) leaves his United job to take over England’s FA team. Brian Clough (Michael Sheen) takes over the Leeds Unite job and changes the prevailing dirty style of play. He had a hostile history with Revie and the changes cause lot of friction within the team. The movie flashes back 6 years to see Clough struggling as the manager of Derby County. Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall) is his loyal assistant.

This is more than a soccer movie. This is a great character study. It owes a lot to the masterful acting from Michael Sheen. Colm Meaney is also terrific as the movie baddie. There is no need to be a soccer fan to see this human story. It’s definitely not just the usual sports movie.