Maybe you have to be British to like this.

Rating: 8/10 (26 June 2001)

I found it odd upon reading other comments that a lot of people don't like this film. For some reason they call it simple, cliched and obvious. Well I hate to break it to you, but it's a sports film... and a comedy, and didn't really need any depth. I don't really care if the acting was bad, or if the characters had no depth, i never noticed as i was too busy laughing.
Since i'm in the UK, i only saw this film on video. And it was the funniest thing i'd seen in ages. I even went straight out and bought the dvd. Me and my girlfriend absolutely loved it. Of course humor is pretty personal, so i guess some people maybe don't find it funny. We did - mainly down to Rhys Ifans (who is welsh...as am I), but the rest of the cast were funny to.
So don't expect a clever film, 'cos it aint, but it is funny. Very, very funny. But maybe you have to be british to fully appreciate some of it. Especially references to being 'world champions', now that is funny.