Low budget, no real storyline, poor effort all round

Rating: 1/10 (27 June 2010)

I am not sure exactly what the point of the film is. The script seems to be trying to channel Trainspotting, but can't quite get a connection. It might have been trying for a 'gritty' sort of feel, but ultimately it ends up looking like a bunch of amateurs.
While a film like Green Street may have been Hollywoodised, at least it actually portrays the English football firm mindset with some authenticity. With a techno soundtrack and tries-to-be-snappy narration, The Football Factory strives to be like notable British films such as Trainspotting and Lock Stock, but fails miserably.
None of the characters have any depth to them, and the film is bereft of any actual plot. It's a thoroughly un-enjoyable and boring film. The main character is a loser, his best mate is a fat loser and the apparent 'hard man' of the firm is just a fat 40yr old loser. There's no personality and nothing worth watching about any of the characters.
Notable failures: some pointless dream sequences thrown in that only serve to ruin further an already crap effort; a recurring taxi driver who is exceedingly annoying; the old guys that just waste more time. Unauthentic, unrealistic, meandering, pointless, and no actual football.