The Damned United

Michael Sheen is the most underrated actor working today. He is so damn good. And I think Peter Morgan is brilliant. This is a movie about fucking soccer. Soccer? Yeah, but it was riveting. Well, not riveting, but damn good. Sheen plays Brian Claugh, apparently one of the greatest managers in the history of English Club Football. The story criss-crosses time between two periods. The main storyline is about when he took over Leeds United, his main rival. It was an ill fit that lasted only 44 days. But that story is intercut with flashbacks to his rise from Division 2 to the national champs. There's an awesome scene where he has to apologize to his best friend and partner. There are a lot of great scenes. There are some plot moves that were underwritten, I thought. But perhaps they're just storylines that are more familiar to fans of the sport. It was a really fun watch.