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All in the Game

  • TV Movie
  • 20062006
  • 2h
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6.2/10
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All in the Game (2006)
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A passionate manager is torn apart between loyalty to his son a dodgy football agent and his home town club. This football drama gives you insight to the dark side of the game.A passionate manager is torn apart between loyalty to his son a dodgy football agent and his home town club. This football drama gives you insight to the dark side of the game.A passionate manager is torn apart between loyalty to his son a dodgy football agent and his home town club. This football drama gives you insight to the dark side of the game.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
387
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jim O'Hanlon
  • Writer
    • Tony Grounds
  • Stars
    • Danny Dyer
    • Ray Winstone
    • Ike Hamilton
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  • Director
    • Jim O'Hanlon
  • Writer
    • Tony Grounds
  • Stars
    • Danny Dyer
    • Ray Winstone
    • Ike Hamilton
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    • 6User reviews
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    Danny Dyer
    Danny Dyer
    • Martinas Martin
    Ray Winstone
    Ray Winstone
    • Frankieas Frankie
    Ike Hamilton
    Ike Hamilton
    • Joelas Joel
    Gerald Kyd
    Gerald Kyd
    • Ratzaas Ratza
    Clare Perkins
    Clare Perkins
    • Mrs. Lamoneas Mrs. Lamone
    Nicola Stephenson
    Nicola Stephenson
    • Jenniferas Jennifer
    Roy Marsden
    Roy Marsden
    • Georgeas George
    Oscar Grounds
    • Jackas Jack
    Idris Elba
    Idris Elba
    • Paulas Paul
    Louis Mahoney
    Louis Mahoney
    • Arthuras Arthur
    Daniel Anderson
    • Lloydas Lloyd
    Julia Hills
    • Juneas June
    Nigel Boyle
    Nigel Boyle
    • Tonyas Tony
    Alexis Rodney
    Alexis Rodney
    • Dannyas Danny
    Sarah Manners
    • Chloeas Chloe
    Ann Michelle
    Ann Michelle
    • Traceyas Tracey
    Jack Bence
    • Nickyas Nicky
    Helen Mutch
    • Lorettaas Loretta
    • Director
      • Jim O'Hanlon
    • Writer
      • Tony Grounds
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    A passionate manager is torn apart between loyalty to his son a dodgy football agent and his home town club. This football drama gives you insight to the dark side of the game.
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      • Corruption, money, power - the not so beautiful game.
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      This is filmed at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, home to Wasps Rugby and Coventry City FC.

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    Noisy football drama that operates at the tabloid level but lacks insight, intelligence or finesse
    Frankie is a premiership manager of a growing team aiming for a European place this season. His son Martin is a football agent and together they have just engineered the signing of exciting new talent Joel Lamone who at only 16 comes to the club in exchange for as little as £5k a week and a new house for his mother. However when Paul Sheldon, a non-executive director, spots an inconsistency in the charges paid to Martin on a previous transfer it sets the cat among the pigeons and makes Martin nervous. Meanwhile Frankie wants to continue pushing the next deal through to help pay for his big new house.

    The world of football fills the tabloid headlines with tales of sexual exploits, criminal activity, corruptions and more. Just a glance at the headlines will show you that there is no end to the big money deals and personal stories that suggests that some of the young players cannot cope with going from earning nothing to earning more in a week than most people do in a year. The love of the game is so great in this country that even things like Dream Team and Footballer's Wives bring in the ratings and I had hoped that this film would rise above that level of tabloid material to be more of a serious look at the subject. Sadly in terms of debate and insight the film is as clever as a long ball to a lanky striker. If corruption within the game were this obvious and in your face even the clueless FA could uncover it. The material never aims higher than painting in broad strokes and as a result it is just noisy fare without a great deal of substance.

    Ray Winstone responds in kind with a performance that is unconvincing, noisy and more suited to a "Mike Bassett" type of vehicle than a drama. Maybe if the story had been set in the lower divisions then his character would have been realistic but in the Premiership? Winstone is all shouting and swearing to the point where he seems to be stealing from his Sexy Beast co-star Kingsley. Dyer has too little to do for someone of his talent and everyone else generally has only broad caricatures to work with. Elba is the honest upstanding ex-player; Marsden is the besieged chairman and Hamilton does a reasonable job of quickly going from naïve schoolboy to overpaid sex pest! Overall this is an OK football film but not one with any depth or insight. Viewers who like their sporting dramas simple and soapy should enjoy it partly thanks to Winstone pounding through the film all energy and noise but anyone looking for an intelligent and well-delivered piece on money and corruption in sport can easily find something better than this to watch.
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    • Jun 20, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 11, 2006 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tudo em Jogo
    • Filming locations
      • Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Boom
      • Tightrope Pictures
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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