Terrific performances from the dependable Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward. The latters performance being especially commendable in making you thoroughly dislike his character 'Vinny' throughout the entirety of the movie. And that's the problem here - many people become homeless through no fault of their own and remain thoroughly decent humans still able to relate and empathise with other people in challenging circumstances.
The character of 'Vinny' just seems to have a massive chip on his shoulder for the whole movie and is basically an unlikeable dick. The fact that the payoff is he 'wins' at football in the end doesn't cut it. His redemption is too late and too misplaced to redeem a movie that should have been so much better. Good acting, great location, duff movie.
The character of 'Vinny' just seems to have a massive chip on his shoulder for the whole movie and is basically an unlikeable dick. The fact that the payoff is he 'wins' at football in the end doesn't cut it. His redemption is too late and too misplaced to redeem a movie that should have been so much better. Good acting, great location, duff movie.