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Total Film by Simon Kinnear
It’s unashamedly broad, sentimental and clichéd, but Cox anchors proceedings with wit and tenderness, while Smith (who can act and shoot at the same time) adds wonder.
Believe
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- United Kingdom
- 2013
- · 94m
Director
David Scheinmann
Cast
Natascha McElhone,
Brian Cox,
Toby Stephens,
Kate Ashfield,
Anne Reid,
Philip Jackson
Genre
Drama
A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates.
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What are critics saying?
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The Hollywood Reporter by Leslie Felperin
In the end, the film is so guilelessly unabashed about its hokum that it becomes sort of endearing in a way, and one can’t but admire the likes of Cox, McElhone and Toby Stephens as the boo-hiss bad guy for fully committing to the corn.
40
Time Out London by Dave Calhoun
Sentimental and shallow, although just passable as a kids’ movie.
40
The Guardian by Mike McCahill
Cox's guardedly avuncular turn might have sustained a more rigorous endeavour, but the attempt to evoke the trauma of the Munich air disaster is rendered wholly insupportable by the trifling hooey around it.
40
Empire
A well-meaning but corny football fable.
40
Village Voice by Simon Abrams
Any movie is improved at least 10 percent by the presence of Scottish actor Brian Cox, even mushy sports drama Believe.
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