Based on Nick Hornby's novel of the same name, Fever Pitch follows the life of a fanatic football fan and public school teacher. Ever since he was a young lad Paul has worshipped 'Arsenal' in England, and the movie goes back in forth in flashbacks as he parables his joys and failures with the victories and defeats of his favourite club.
The movie does fairly good justice to the book but it does leave out a lot. It is quite humourous and good natured, but the decision to add a plot of dating a stuffy school teacher and knocking her up became a bit distracting. Nevertheless, it is wonderfully acted by Colin Firth who can't make any comparisons to life with out some 'football' analogy, and won't live life without his team. A perfect example is when his divorced dad comes to see him again, and asks why they have to go see Arsenal every time he comes to visit. His father then suggests for a different outing to visit his grandmother, and the kid looks horrified and shocked that he would even insinuate that they miss a game. It's as if his father had gone mad that they would visit MOM... instead of watching the 'Gunners'.
I did like the film but the book was better, its more rich and detailed. But the film completely captures the essence of every guy who routes for his favourite football/soccer club. I should know, I am an Arsenal fan myself.
Best advice though... read the book first
Rating 7 out of 10
The movie does fairly good justice to the book but it does leave out a lot. It is quite humourous and good natured, but the decision to add a plot of dating a stuffy school teacher and knocking her up became a bit distracting. Nevertheless, it is wonderfully acted by Colin Firth who can't make any comparisons to life with out some 'football' analogy, and won't live life without his team. A perfect example is when his divorced dad comes to see him again, and asks why they have to go see Arsenal every time he comes to visit. His father then suggests for a different outing to visit his grandmother, and the kid looks horrified and shocked that he would even insinuate that they miss a game. It's as if his father had gone mad that they would visit MOM... instead of watching the 'Gunners'.
I did like the film but the book was better, its more rich and detailed. But the film completely captures the essence of every guy who routes for his favourite football/soccer club. I should know, I am an Arsenal fan myself.
Best advice though... read the book first
Rating 7 out of 10