Not artfully done, to say the least

Rating: 3/10 (18 May 2011)

I went into this film with high hopes (Netflix told me I'd like it!) and was sorely disappointed. I love movies and usually have no problem with suspension of disbelief, but this film just went too far. Scene after scene was totally implausible and painfully predictable.
Protagonist voice-over narrative is difficult to pull off in most films, and sure enough, it didn't work in this one. The characters, especially Elijah Wood's, have no depth or arc; personalities are not only pretty flat but also inconsistent through the course of the movie. I could go on, but there are too many problems to list. Watch this movie if you like football (soccer) or are a sucker for British accents and meaningless violence; otherwise, stay away.