Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

studioAT Brian Clough was a very interesting man. A genius football manager yes, but certainly an interesting man, and not always for the right reasons.I'm not a huge source of knowledge about the real man, so can only take this films version as being close to accurate. I think Sheen gives an accomplished performance, and dominates every scene he is in.The films heavy handed approach to language is the only thing that put me off slightly. I get that in a mans world like behind the scenes of a football club there would be swearing, but it alienated this viewer.Don't get me wrong though, this is a better than average film.

darosslfc The Damned United is probably the best film about soccer/European Football out there. That being said, this movie isn't just a sports movie or bromance, but it also qualifies as a dramatic gem. Tom Hooper, director of the King's Speech and Les Misérables, takes helm of this small independent film, and Peter Morgan, writer of The Last King of Scotland and Rush, pens the script. Both come together and give it absolute quality. The story's main character is the cocky and arrogant, yet undoubtedly talented Brian Clough (Michael Sheen). It shows his 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United, one of the top clubs in England, and has flashbacks of how he got there. Clough made his name prior to taking the helm at Leeds by bringing glory to their rivals Derby County. Clough takes the reins from a person he hates, celebrated coach Don Revie (Colm Meaney), who has decided to end his reign to take the job as England manager. The film goes back and forth between Clough's rough time alone at Leeds and the successful time he had, with his assistant coach Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall), at Derby. The film strongly depicts a relationship between closest friends and dearest rivals. It is one that will probably not show up on most people's radars, but if it pops up should never be missed. The end product is something special. And given its topic and indie status, it pleasantly surprises and is something all can enjoy and learn from.

SnoopyStyle 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.

TheLittleSongbird 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