football is Europe's game

Rating: 8/10 (6 June 2005)

i saw this movie last night and as a football fan it was a revelation to me to see the pathological side of supporting a team become self destructing and yet so fulfilling. That was the whole idea of the movie - we get to see how the life of a young Brit is destroyed by his deviant fanaticism for his beloved Chelsea until he is close to embrace death and yet his is not capable to make the wise choice of leaving all that behind. And that is because the urban jungle he struggles in has nothing else to offer.
i think the movie is well made and although it doesn't live up to predecessors like lock stock, snatch or mean machine, it is still very enjoyable, especially for those who understand what football really means in Europe and how easy it is to pass the thin line between fanaticism and hooliganism in a stadium.