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Lots of young British boys want to become great footballers. Does young Midge have what it takes? Watch as he goes from cradle to...? full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Pointless, obvious little short. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Helena Bonham Carter | ... | Mum (as Helena Bonham-Carter) |
 | Ewan Stewart | ... | Dad |
| Sam Williams | ... | Midge, 12 years |
| Eileen Webb | ... | Nan |
| Stace Davis | ... | Midge, 9 years |
| Rudi Tombs | ... | Midge, 5 years |
| Jack Oxtoby | ... | Midge, 2 years |
| Jasmine Davis | ... | Baby Midge |
| Dion Macky | ... | Diego |
| Danny Cequiera | ... | Teacher |
| Arnold Mybo | ... | Torch Kid #1 |
| Anthony Wordsworth | ... | Torch Kid #2 |
| Shaka Lynch | ... | Torch Kid #3 |
| Todd Timney-Fowler | ... | Torch Kid #4 |
| Sonny Rooney | ... | Torch Kid #5 |
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I've seen some great, important short films; those by Svankmajer and Bunuel's "Un Chien Andalou" are fantastic radical cinema. This recent effort, which I came across one late night on British television, is a very minor film, which makes, as the previous reviewer says, a very obvious point. That football is effectively the religion of so many, from an early age onwards. Does it need a film, a film with no other real raison d'etre, to state this *truism*?
There's no real comment or anything, or character, just images reflecting a liking for football in various settings. Nothing in this film really sank in, perhaps bar the image of Helena Bonham Carter making herself look a little silly. Again we have the actress in "Fight Club"-alike anti-type mode; increasingly alluring yes, but that's about all one can say about her brief appearance here. What was she doing in this film? I obviously agree with Boo the Moo that it's good to see her doing a British short film, but surely she ought to have appeared in a more interesting one...!
Anyway, this is a pointless short, a waste of (barely) seven minutes, if such a thing is possible.
Rating:- **/*****