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| Blackball [2003] | ![Blackball [2003]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PN2G6X1QL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Mel Smith
Actor: Paul Kaye|james Cromwell|alice Evans
Studio: Warner Home Video (Icon)
Category: DVD
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Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
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Running Time: 93 minutes
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Amazon.co.uk Review
IBlackball/I marks the feature debut of Paul Kaye, who spins a somewhat more likeable variation on his arrogant IPerfect World/I TV persona in this underdog-triumphs-over-adversity comedy. Set, like IFawlty Towers/I, in the holiday resort of Torquay, and echoing the small-town seaside pettiness of Tony Hancock's IThe Punch and Judy Man/I (1963), IBlackball/I is as bitterly class conscious as either, with Kaye as a working-class, potentially world-champion bowler with an enormous chip on his shoulder. Written by Tim Firth (the man also responsible for 2003's ICalendar Girls/I), the film seems unsure what it wants to be, aiming potshots at the corrupting influence of big money TV deals and commercial tie-ins on traditional values, while simultaneously trampling on those very values by celebrating the repugnant antics of Kaye's MTV-generation angry young sportsman. p Director Mel Smith eventually swamps any satiric intent under a full slate of feel-good comedy cliches, though he does win fine performances from James Cromwell and Bernard Cribbins as Kaye's proud nemesis and kindly uncle respectively. While parts of the script involving their back stories seems to have been left on the cutting room floor, the restrained dignity these two elder statesmen bring to their roles speaks volumes about changes in attitudes between the generations. Consistently amusing, though too predictable to be hilarious, IBlackball/I features strong support from Vince Vaughn, Johnny Vegas, Imelda Staunton and Alice Evans. Stephen Warbeck's score really elevates proceedings once the product-placed rock soundtrack stands aside. I--Gary S Dalkin/I
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 The Badboy of Bowling. January 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
br /br /I've seen this film a couple of times now and this is one which I'd give 3.5 stars if I could - but have to decide on either 3 or 4.br /br /After what must have been a few lengthy seconds of deliberation I've opted for 4 stars. br /br /Now, this isn't a film which will blow you away - but it does have some genuinely very funny moments and is one of those heart-warming comedies which doesn't get too sickly (unlike like the wretch-worthy Love Actually). There is a romance, but the film doesn't lose itself and become a Rom-Com, it's more of a comedy involved with class struggle and poking fun at the modern media obsession with 'celebrity'.br /br /The cliches you expect from a film like this are all there - but they aren't all consuming. You can still enjoy the story of the Badboy of Bowls and laugh at the jokes, many of which are visual - I love watching Tony Slattery's hair getting bigger and bigger towards the end of the film.br /br /Paul Kay is brilliant as Cliff Starkey, the orphaned wildchild from the rough estate who learned bowls whilst being brought up by his granddad. His energy makes the film, and the conflict in relationships between his friend and girlfriend is portrayed well thanks to Johnny Vegas' emotional gushing after feeling excluded and used.br /br /Vince Vaughan seems to stand out like a sore thumb as the pushy American agent, his over the top performance seems out of kilter with the rest of the film. His scenes tend to have a "straight to video movie" feel about them. A lot of the plot devices he is involved in are crucial to the film (they show the shallowness of the celebrity fixated media world") but you can't help but think that his casting was purely to help guarantee more box office success. Which is ironic really seeing as the film mocks that sort of behavior. br /br /Little touches such as the pastiche on modern sporting events (becoming over-hyped TV spectaculars) help to raise this film above being a naff conveyor
BLACKBALL November 11, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Highly enjoyable British movie. Funny story and good acting. Worth viewing !
Clever, funny and very watchable! May 31, 2005
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I first watched this film at university and was very impressed. The interactions between characters was beautifully crafted. This film is good for a giggle and if your a sucker for the west country accent you;ll love it!
 blackball October 21, 2004
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I eargerly awaited the release of blackball on video as it was not released in australia.brHaving spent a good chunk of my life in Torquay i found the movie to be a very funny and everything i imagined it would be.brHighlights for me were the performances of Paul Kaye as the renegade bowler and his interaction with James Cromwell as the posh bowler and council official.brThe Movie was split into two partsbr1)The portrayal of Torquays Ordinary everyday goings on ie painting decorating and the usual scamming involved and the portrayal of the council procedings, the no thongs scene was spot on.br2)The movie took a way out almost fantasy mood in the second half with the bowler becoming an overnight success with his own beverage sponsor deal etc i think anyone who knows Torquay will appreciate the funny side in this.brThe people who like this movie will probably be English,from or near torquay and to them like me there is not a bad word to say about it.brEven if this movie is only appreciated by a few(hundred thousand)die hards then it was worth making.
 Boring February 25, 2004
2 out of 18 found this review helpful
Another dud British film. This 'comedy' is truly unamusing which is a very disappointing given the talents of Paul Kaye and Johnny Vegas but then again they weren't the ones who wrote this cliched, trite script.pThis is a film that should never have been made and deservedly bombed at the box office. Avoid unless the thought of Crown Green Bowls makes you drool with anticipation.
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